NASA shares first-ever image of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede’s north pole

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared the first-ever photographed image of the Ganymede’s North Pole. Ganymede is not just the largest among Jupiter moons, it is the largest satellite in our solar system.

Ganymede’s north pole has been photographed for the first time ever and its pictures were shared by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory division’s official Twitter account.

The tweet has garnered over 5.4K likes and more than 1.1K comments. 

“Look at this people! Stop fighting about masks and look at this!” commented a user. “Oh, it’s gorgeous! Hypnotic!” commented another. “Wow, fascinating,” commented the third.

Many had queries, one of which was answered by the NASA’s JPL. “How many moons does Jupiter has?” the user asked. “There are 79 Jovian moons”, the user who originally posted the picture replied. 

“Ganymede consists primarily of water ice. Its composition contains fundamental clues for understanding the evolution of those Jovian moons from the time of their formation to today,” it replied.

Ganymede is larger than the planet Mercury and is the only moon with its own magnetic field. It’s also among Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, i.e. it was discovered by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei in 1610.