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• The Planets. Volume 2. Giants & Moon

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  Volume 2: Giants & Moons. There are unimaginably vast orbs of seething gas and brilliant cloud bands that contain virtually no landscapes. Now take a closer look at these planetary behemoths: Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune. While a number of planets…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Traveler's Guide to the Planets

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  Take off beyond Earth's boundaries for the ultimate tour of our solar system. From Mars' monstrous mountains to Saturn's glittering rings, the sights are out of this world. Each hour offers breathtaking tours of the planets using modern-day…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Medusa Chronicles

  a Novel

  Baxter, Stephen,

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  A sequel to Sir Arthur C. Clarke's Nebula Award-winning novella "A Meeting with Medusa," this novel continues the thrilling adventure of astronaut Howard Falcon, humanity's first explorer of Jupiter from two modern science fiction masters. Howard…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Moons of Jupiter

  Leutwyler, Kristin

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  Launched in 1989, Project Galileo is NASA's most ambitious interplanetary mission to date. The Galileo spacecraft is scheduled to crash into Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere in September 2003, nearly nine years after it entered orbit around the mighty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leviathans of Jupiter

  Bova, Ben, 1932-2020

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  In Ben Bova's novel JUPITER, physicist Grant Archer led an expedition into Jupiter's hostile planetwide ocean, attempting to study the unusual and massive creatures that call the planet their home. Unprepared for the hostile environment and crushing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Galileo Spacecraft

  Mission to Jupiter

  Cole, Michael D.

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  Discusses the travel of the Galileo spacecraft from its launch to its orbit around Jupiter, explaining the goals and accomplishments of the mission.

• Understanding the Universe, An Introduction to Astronomy

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  Lectures designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. The new discoveries reported in the 2003 course are integrated and recent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Journey to An Alien Moon

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  Explores whether Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, could possibly support extraterrestrial life. Scientists believe that Europa has a liquid ocean beneath its icy crust, protected from the inhospitable surface environment, and heated by hydrothermal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jupiter and Saturn

  Elkins-Tanton, Lindy

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  Jupiter and Saturn are the two largest planets in the solar system and the first two gas giant planets encountered when moving away from the Sun. They are both immensely complicated systems not unlike miniature solar systems on their own: Jupiter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Symphonies 40 & 41 "Jupiter"

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

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  Enjoy your sky gazing with one of the world's greatest composers.

• Europa Report

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  An international crew of six astronauts, undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon, Europa. As the journey proceeds, unexpected catastrophic developments test the crew far beyond anything they expected.

• Jupiter War

  Asher, Neal L., 1961-

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  Trapped on the surface of Mars, Saul and his sister Var must find a way to return to Argus Station, but the new base commander, Rhone, stands in their way. Saul wants to pursue his dreams, turning the Argus Station into an interstellar vessel,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• NASA Solar System Exploration - Jupiter

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  Explore photos, NASA orbiters, and learn more about the planet.