: of, relating to, or characteristic of the god or planet Jupiter
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To delay or not to delay NASA's update is silent on whether the spacecraft could still make its approximately three-week launch window this year, which gets Clipper to the Jovian system in 2030.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
Known as the Great Red Spot or Permanent Spot, the planetary feature is thought to be evidence of a massive Jovian storm.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Hard Science Jupiter’s intense radiation makes its moon Europa glow
Using a laboratory model, scientists get a nice Jovian surprise.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
His Voyagers would ultimately discover 48 of them, orbiting the four gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—as well as previously unknown rings or partial rings around Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, and volcanoes on the Jovian moon Io.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 12 June 2024
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
Known as the Great Red Spot or Permanent Spot, the planetary feature is thought to be evidence of a massive Jovian storm.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
Hard Science Jupiter’s intense radiation makes its moon Europa glow
Using a laboratory model, scientists get a nice Jovian surprise.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
His Voyagers would ultimately discover 48 of them, orbiting the four gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—as well as previously unknown rings or partial rings around Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, and volcanoes on the Jovian moon Io.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 12 June 2024
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“Jovian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jovian. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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