Hubble Catches Jupiter's Largest Moon Going to the 'Dark Side'
Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 09:23
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught Jupiter's moon Ganymede playing a game of "peek-a-boo." In this crisp Hubble image, Ganymede is shown just before it ducks behind the giant planet. This color photo was made from three images taken on April 9, 2007, with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2.
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