Jupiter will have the "closest contact" in the past 59 years with the earth

Around the 26th, the largest planet Jupiter in the solar system will carry out the "closest contact" with the earth for 59 years.

Source ｜ Science and Technology Daily

Author ｜ Liu Xia

Edit ｜ Zhang Runqi

According to the US Space Network on the 20th, around the 26th, the largest planet Jupiter in the solar system will carry out the "closest contact" with the earth for 59 years. From the perspective of the earth, this giant planet will be located on the other side of the sun. It is the so -called Jupiter hedge.

Adam Cobelski, a celestial physicist at the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) Marshall Space Flying Center, explained that Jupiter hedge is common and occurs every 13 months, but hedging rarely occurs in the place closest to the earth on the earth. ——The location. However, this year, Jupiter will be closest to Earth on the 25th and hedge on the 26th. At that time, it will be extremely bright and huge in the sky, providing people with unique opportunities for people to observe their characteristics.

NASA's statement says that Jupiter's "intimate contact" with the earth next week is 590 million kilometers away from the earth and a maximum of 960 million kilometers. The last time Jupiter and the earth happened in October 1963, and that time was also the most giant and bright Jupiter in the sky in the sky.

Cobelsky said: "Kuppet and the earth 'intimate contact" means that we can see some of the most charming features of Jupiter from the earth. If you use a good twin telescope, you can see at least three or four Galileo satellites. "

So far, Jupiter has 79 satellites, and Galileo satellites are the largest of them. These satellites are named Muwei Yi, Muwei Er, Muwei San and Muwei Si. Among them, the icy Muwei II "Europa" hidden a vast ocean under the "Oroba", becoming the main goal of studying whether there are life elsewhere in the solar system. The European Space Agency's "Europa Express" will detect the satellite, and its launch plan is not as early as 2024. In addition, the European Space Administration will launch the "Jupiter Ice Moon" spacecraft to explore three Galileo satellites, and the launch time is tentatively set to April 2023.

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