: of, relating to, or characteristic of the god or planet Jupiter
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The images also call attention to our advancing knowledge of the Jovian system, and the solar system as a whole, recalling a time when Io was mistakenly seen as an inactive, idle place.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
The spacecraft is slated to start its 1.6-billion-mile trek from Earth to the Jovian system this October.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
This estimate was lower than those from previous studies, which had found that the Jovian moon was making as much as 2,000 pounds of oxygen per second.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Even that, however, means that Europa Clipper will not arrive in the Jovian system until April 2030.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
Regardless of Juno’s fate, astronomers won’t have to wait very long until the Jovian system is explored again.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Intriguingly, the Jovian moon itself has appeared surprisingly similar throughout all these missions.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024
Since its launch on an Atlas V rocket, Juno has performed very well while operating in the Jovian system, surviving extended operations in the harsh radiation of the planet.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
But any life on the Jovian moon would need to contend with some extreme conditions.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
The spacecraft is slated to start its 1.6-billion-mile trek from Earth to the Jovian system this October.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
This estimate was lower than those from previous studies, which had found that the Jovian moon was making as much as 2,000 pounds of oxygen per second.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Even that, however, means that Europa Clipper will not arrive in the Jovian system until April 2030.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
Regardless of Juno’s fate, astronomers won’t have to wait very long until the Jovian system is explored again.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Intriguingly, the Jovian moon itself has appeared surprisingly similar throughout all these missions.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2024
Since its launch on an Atlas V rocket, Juno has performed very well while operating in the Jovian system, surviving extended operations in the harsh radiation of the planet.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
But any life on the Jovian moon would need to contend with some extreme conditions.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
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1530, in the meaning defined above
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