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7 Important Dates in Jupiter History: Media

The largest planet in our solar system has had some pretty big days.

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Io and Jupiter
The planet Jupiter and its moon Io (left) photographed by the Cassini orbiter, 2000.
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Jupiter and Io
Jupiter's moon Io with Jupiter in the background, photographed by the Voyager 1 spacecraft...
Photo NASA/JPL/Caltech (NASA photo # PIA00378)
Jupiter: Great Red Spot
Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its surroundings, imaged by Voyager 1, 1979.
Photo NASA/JPL/Caltech (NASA photo # PIA00014)
Jupiter: radiation belts
Image of Jupiter's radiation belts mapped from 13,800-megahertz radio emission measured...
NASA/JPL
Jupiter: moons; ring system
Photo NASA/JPL/Cornell University
Galileo spacecraft
The Galileo spacecraft and its upper stage separating from the Earth-orbiting space...
NASA
Juno
Artist's conception of the Juno spacecraft approaching Jupiter.
NASA/JPL