The Juno probe received the first photo of Ganymede

NASA Space Agency published detailed view of Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon and largest in the entire solar system.

The photo was obtained using the orbital probe "Juno", which approached Ganymede on June 7, 2021. In the image, you can see in detail the surface of the satellite with all its craters and other relief features that could result from tectonic faults.

Using a green filter, the Juno photo module captured almost the entire surface of the satellite, covered with ice. Later, when versions of the same image with a red and blue filter become available, the renderers will be able to create a color portrait of Ganymede.

With the help of Juno, NASA scientists hope to learn more about Jupiter's moon by studying its composition, ionosphere, ice shell and radiation environment. This data will be useful for future missions to the Jupiter satellite system.

Presumably, in the bowels of Ganymede at a depth of about 200 km between layers of ice there may be an ocean of liquid water, which makes this celestial body especially interesting for research. In addition, it is the only satellite in the solar system with its own magnetosphere. Scientists assume that it is created by convection in the liquid core.