Jupiter and satellites. Historical artwork showing a telescopic observation made at on 21 October 1843 of Jupiter (lower right) and three of it

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Jupiter and satellites. Historical artwork showing a telescopic observation made at on 21 October 1843 of Jupiter (lower right) and three of its four Galilean moons (upper left). These observations were made by the Astronomer Royal (George Biddell Airy) from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, in London, UK. Cloud bands are seen on Jupiter, the largest of the planets with a diameter of 143,000 kilometres. The three moons here are (right to left): Europa, Callisto and Ganymede, the latter being the largest moon. Io is behind Jupiter. This artwork appeared in the 4 November 1843 issue of 'The Illustrated London News'.

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Size: 5421px × 3298px
Photo credit: © ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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