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Yup, that's right I'm bored so I thought I'd preach to you all about the four inner moons of Jupiter.
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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and boasts the most amount of moons. Cox & Co Holidays™ now bring you a world exclusive. Holidays on the moons of Jupiter!
At the moment there are only four moons that it is possible to land on, the inner "Gallileian" Satellites. These are, of course, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Cox & Co™ Holidays offers an all-inclusive package to visit these wonderful worlds. Our holiday reporter has been to these four moons and can tell you, first hand, what it’s really like up there!
Hi everyone!
Well, my first stop was Io, the moon closest to Jupiter. I got there by space shuttle and touched down on the moon that looks like a giant pizza. The most volcanically active of all Jupiter’s moons, Io is just larger than that of our own moon. Unfortunately, if you’re looking for sun and sand then Io is NOT the place to go. With its orbit being hugely disturbed by Jupiter’s other moons it suffers from massive tides. The height of the waves at high tide can be from anything up to 100 metres high, compared to Earth’s measly 18 metres.
Because of this tidal pumping Io is very hot on the inside, with an entirely liquid inner layer. If you’re going to take a holiday on Io then you’d better take a back-up supply of oxygen. Of course, the hotel provides all oxygen but with an atmosphere composed nearly entirely of Sulphur Dioxide, if the oxygen should fail it’s best to have back up!
The best thing to do on Io is certainly watching the volcanoes erupt. Pitch a camp near Mt. Loki (Pictured) and you could very well be seeing amazing scenes of eruptions that can go as high as 190 miles! These amazing views are worth the entire visit!
After Io, the next stop is Europa, the water-world.
In complete contrast from Io’s warmth, Europa is a cold and icy moon. It’s subsurface is composed entirely of water!
The ice on Europa is a strange yellow colour and no one is quite sure why! Despite being a mystery, the ice on Europa provides for fantastic ice-skating and photo opportunities. Quite what is under the ice scientists don’t know. They do know however, that there is a distinct possibility of an ocean being under there. So, within the next few years, you’re very likely to see a sea on Europa! When this opens up scientists believe that there may be life in that ocean. What form this life may take is not known but still...
Guided tours are offered across the icy surface, with boats fitted with skis taking you across the whole moon. On these tours it is likely that you will see icebergs float somewhat curiously on the ice. The perfectly smooth surface will also show you a few canyons and some mountains (Although these are no higher than a couple of miles)
Once you’ve warmed up from your time on Europa you will be jetted off to the largest of Jupiter’s moons. Ganymede.
If it wasn’t trapped in an orbit around Jupiter and was orbiting the sun instead, it would be classified as a planet. It’s that large. With a diameter of 3,280 miles, it will take you more than your 3 days you have on Ganymede to see the whole planet but rest assured that the parts that you do see will knock you for six.
Ganymede is composed almost entirely of rock, water and ice. There is no atmosphere to speak of so it’s time to dig out that back-up oxygen supply again!
Although there is no atmosphere on Ganymede it does have the closest thing to rain in the solar system. Tiny particles that are trapped by the very small amounts of ozone above Ganymede pour down from the sky. So remember your lead-enforced raincoat!
There are some amazing sights to see on Ganymede that range from the boiling hot lava flows to the mountains, valleys and craters. The valleys go as deep as 2 miles down at some points and the craters are patterned in a strange way that suggests some kind of trauma in Ganymede’s past.
Ganymede is one of the most beautiful moons of Jupiter and provides the best site-seeing opportunities, especially for budding archaeologists.
By now you’ll probably be feeling a bit homesick but Callisto is one of the best ways to end your Satellite Tour.
Callisto is the third largest satellite in the entire solar system with a diameter of 2,985 miles, which is almost the same size as Mercury!
The rocky surface of Callisto gives you a bumpy ride on your way to the hotel, but you should definitely take this opportunity to snap the thousands upon thousands of craters on the surface. With no volcanic activity there isn’t much to do on Callisto... or so you might think. There are various underground passages leading from crater to crater so this is your chance to go pot-holing in outer space! It is easy to relax while gazing out across the icy plains. The mesmerising view of the craters and the icy covering will leave you with memories forever.
With amazing sites, lots to learn and great activities this all-inclusive package really is the holiday chance of a lifetime.
Chris Cox, Holiday Reporter.
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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and boasts the most amount of moons. Cox & Co Holidays™ now bring you a world exclusive. Holidays on the moons of Jupiter!
At the moment there are only four moons that it is possible to land on, the inner "Gallileian" Satellites. These are, of course, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Cox & Co™ Holidays offers an all-inclusive package to visit these wonderful worlds. Our holiday reporter has been to these four moons and can tell you, first hand, what it’s really like up there!
Hi everyone!
Well, my first stop was Io, the moon closest to Jupiter. I got there by space shuttle and touched down on the moon that looks like a giant pizza. The most volcanically active of all Jupiter’s moons, Io is just larger than that of our own moon. Unfortunately, if you’re looking for sun and sand then Io is NOT the place to go. With its orbit being hugely disturbed by Jupiter’s other moons it suffers from massive tides. The height of the waves at high tide can be from anything up to 100 metres high, compared to Earth’s measly 18 metres.
Because of this tidal pumping Io is very hot on the inside, with an entirely liquid inner layer. If you’re going to take a holiday on Io then you’d better take a back-up supply of oxygen. Of course, the hotel provides all oxygen but with an atmosphere composed nearly entirely of Sulphur Dioxide, if the oxygen should fail it’s best to have back up!
The best thing to do on Io is certainly watching the volcanoes erupt. Pitch a camp near Mt. Loki (Pictured) and you could very well be seeing amazing scenes of eruptions that can go as high as 190 miles! These amazing views are worth the entire visit!
After Io, the next stop is Europa, the water-world.
In complete contrast from Io’s warmth, Europa is a cold and icy moon. It’s subsurface is composed entirely of water!
The ice on Europa is a strange yellow colour and no one is quite sure why! Despite being a mystery, the ice on Europa provides for fantastic ice-skating and photo opportunities. Quite what is under the ice scientists don’t know. They do know however, that there is a distinct possibility of an ocean being under there. So, within the next few years, you’re very likely to see a sea on Europa! When this opens up scientists believe that there may be life in that ocean. What form this life may take is not known but still...
Guided tours are offered across the icy surface, with boats fitted with skis taking you across the whole moon. On these tours it is likely that you will see icebergs float somewhat curiously on the ice. The perfectly smooth surface will also show you a few canyons and some mountains (Although these are no higher than a couple of miles)
Once you’ve warmed up from your time on Europa you will be jetted off to the largest of Jupiter’s moons. Ganymede.
If it wasn’t trapped in an orbit around Jupiter and was orbiting the sun instead, it would be classified as a planet. It’s that large. With a diameter of 3,280 miles, it will take you more than your 3 days you have on Ganymede to see the whole planet but rest assured that the parts that you do see will knock you for six.
Ganymede is composed almost entirely of rock, water and ice. There is no atmosphere to speak of so it’s time to dig out that back-up oxygen supply again!
Although there is no atmosphere on Ganymede it does have the closest thing to rain in the solar system. Tiny particles that are trapped by the very small amounts of ozone above Ganymede pour down from the sky. So remember your lead-enforced raincoat!
There are some amazing sights to see on Ganymede that range from the boiling hot lava flows to the mountains, valleys and craters. The valleys go as deep as 2 miles down at some points and the craters are patterned in a strange way that suggests some kind of trauma in Ganymede’s past.
Ganymede is one of the most beautiful moons of Jupiter and provides the best site-seeing opportunities, especially for budding archaeologists.
By now you’ll probably be feeling a bit homesick but Callisto is one of the best ways to end your Satellite Tour.
Callisto is the third largest satellite in the entire solar system with a diameter of 2,985 miles, which is almost the same size as Mercury!
The rocky surface of Callisto gives you a bumpy ride on your way to the hotel, but you should definitely take this opportunity to snap the thousands upon thousands of craters on the surface. With no volcanic activity there isn’t much to do on Callisto... or so you might think. There are various underground passages leading from crater to crater so this is your chance to go pot-holing in outer space! It is easy to relax while gazing out across the icy plains. The mesmerising view of the craters and the icy covering will leave you with memories forever.
With amazing sites, lots to learn and great activities this all-inclusive package really is the holiday chance of a lifetime.
Chris Cox, Holiday Reporter.
They moons of Saturn are a bit more packed, especially when the "Ring Race" event is on, once every 5 years.
Everyone comes to watch as space walkers jump from debris to debris in Saturns rings.
Spectacular event.
Ofcourse, all competitors have to be very fit. By the time they've finished one circuit, the next race starts on the very next day.
What an event!
Everyone comes to watch as space walkers jump from debris to debris in Saturns rings.
Spectacular event.
Ofcourse, all competitors have to be very fit. By the time they've finished one circuit, the next race starts on the very next day.
What an event!
LOL RBS. Nice one.
Dringo walks into the room he tries to smile but he can't, he bows his head and walks out.
Time_Warp wrote:
> Wow! Nice one Chris, I never Knew Juniper could be so interesting.
Juniper? Lol :-D
Anyway, thanks. There are some rather awesome pictures in this (Where the large spaces are) There's one of Mt. Loki erupting. :-D
> Wow! Nice one Chris, I never Knew Juniper could be so interesting.
Juniper? Lol :-D
Anyway, thanks. There are some rather awesome pictures in this (Where the large spaces are) There's one of Mt. Loki erupting. :-D
Yup, that's right I'm bored so I thought I'd preach to you all about the four inner moons of Jupiter.
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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and boasts the most amount of moons. Cox & Co Holidays™ now bring you a world exclusive. Holidays on the moons of Jupiter!
At the moment there are only four moons that it is possible to land on, the inner "Gallileian" Satellites. These are, of course, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Cox & Co™ Holidays offers an all-inclusive package to visit these wonderful worlds. Our holiday reporter has been to these four moons and can tell you, first hand, what it’s really like up there!
Hi everyone!
Well, my first stop was Io, the moon closest to Jupiter. I got there by space shuttle and touched down on the moon that looks like a giant pizza. The most volcanically active of all Jupiter’s moons, Io is just larger than that of our own moon. Unfortunately, if you’re looking for sun and sand then Io is NOT the place to go. With its orbit being hugely disturbed by Jupiter’s other moons it suffers from massive tides. The height of the waves at high tide can be from anything up to 100 metres high, compared to Earth’s measly 18 metres.
Because of this tidal pumping Io is very hot on the inside, with an entirely liquid inner layer. If you’re going to take a holiday on Io then you’d better take a back-up supply of oxygen. Of course, the hotel provides all oxygen but with an atmosphere composed nearly entirely of Sulphur Dioxide, if the oxygen should fail it’s best to have back up!
The best thing to do on Io is certainly watching the volcanoes erupt. Pitch a camp near Mt. Loki (Pictured) and you could very well be seeing amazing scenes of eruptions that can go as high as 190 miles! These amazing views are worth the entire visit!
After Io, the next stop is Europa, the water-world.
In complete contrast from Io’s warmth, Europa is a cold and icy moon. It’s subsurface is composed entirely of water!
The ice on Europa is a strange yellow colour and no one is quite sure why! Despite being a mystery, the ice on Europa provides for fantastic ice-skating and photo opportunities. Quite what is under the ice scientists don’t know. They do know however, that there is a distinct possibility of an ocean being under there. So, within the next few years, you’re very likely to see a sea on Europa! When this opens up scientists believe that there may be life in that ocean. What form this life may take is not known but still...
Guided tours are offered across the icy surface, with boats fitted with skis taking you across the whole moon. On these tours it is likely that you will see icebergs float somewhat curiously on the ice. The perfectly smooth surface will also show you a few canyons and some mountains (Although these are no higher than a couple of miles)
Once you’ve warmed up from your time on Europa you will be jetted off to the largest of Jupiter’s moons. Ganymede.
If it wasn’t trapped in an orbit around Jupiter and was orbiting the sun instead, it would be classified as a planet. It’s that large. With a diameter of 3,280 miles, it will take you more than your 3 days you have on Ganymede to see the whole planet but rest assured that the parts that you do see will knock you for six.
Ganymede is composed almost entirely of rock, water and ice. There is no atmosphere to speak of so it’s time to dig out that back-up oxygen supply again!
Although there is no atmosphere on Ganymede it does have the closest thing to rain in the solar system. Tiny particles that are trapped by the very small amounts of ozone above Ganymede pour down from the sky. So remember your lead-enforced raincoat!
There are some amazing sights to see on Ganymede that range from the boiling hot lava flows to the mountains, valleys and craters. The valleys go as deep as 2 miles down at some points and the craters are patterned in a strange way that suggests some kind of trauma in Ganymede’s past.
Ganymede is one of the most beautiful moons of Jupiter and provides the best site-seeing opportunities, especially for budding archaeologists.
By now you’ll probably be feeling a bit homesick but Callisto is one of the best ways to end your Satellite Tour.
Callisto is the third largest satellite in the entire solar system with a diameter of 2,985 miles, which is almost the same size as Mercury!
The rocky surface of Callisto gives you a bumpy ride on your way to the hotel, but you should definitely take this opportunity to snap the thousands upon thousands of craters on the surface. With no volcanic activity there isn’t much to do on Callisto... or so you might think. There are various underground passages leading from crater to crater so this is your chance to go pot-holing in outer space! It is easy to relax while gazing out across the icy plains. The mesmerising view of the craters and the icy covering will leave you with memories forever.
With amazing sites, lots to learn and great activities this all-inclusive package really is the holiday chance of a lifetime.
Chris Cox, Holiday Reporter.
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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and boasts the most amount of moons. Cox & Co Holidays™ now bring you a world exclusive. Holidays on the moons of Jupiter!
At the moment there are only four moons that it is possible to land on, the inner "Gallileian" Satellites. These are, of course, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Cox & Co™ Holidays offers an all-inclusive package to visit these wonderful worlds. Our holiday reporter has been to these four moons and can tell you, first hand, what it’s really like up there!
Hi everyone!
Well, my first stop was Io, the moon closest to Jupiter. I got there by space shuttle and touched down on the moon that looks like a giant pizza. The most volcanically active of all Jupiter’s moons, Io is just larger than that of our own moon. Unfortunately, if you’re looking for sun and sand then Io is NOT the place to go. With its orbit being hugely disturbed by Jupiter’s other moons it suffers from massive tides. The height of the waves at high tide can be from anything up to 100 metres high, compared to Earth’s measly 18 metres.
Because of this tidal pumping Io is very hot on the inside, with an entirely liquid inner layer. If you’re going to take a holiday on Io then you’d better take a back-up supply of oxygen. Of course, the hotel provides all oxygen but with an atmosphere composed nearly entirely of Sulphur Dioxide, if the oxygen should fail it’s best to have back up!
The best thing to do on Io is certainly watching the volcanoes erupt. Pitch a camp near Mt. Loki (Pictured) and you could very well be seeing amazing scenes of eruptions that can go as high as 190 miles! These amazing views are worth the entire visit!
After Io, the next stop is Europa, the water-world.
In complete contrast from Io’s warmth, Europa is a cold and icy moon. It’s subsurface is composed entirely of water!
The ice on Europa is a strange yellow colour and no one is quite sure why! Despite being a mystery, the ice on Europa provides for fantastic ice-skating and photo opportunities. Quite what is under the ice scientists don’t know. They do know however, that there is a distinct possibility of an ocean being under there. So, within the next few years, you’re very likely to see a sea on Europa! When this opens up scientists believe that there may be life in that ocean. What form this life may take is not known but still...
Guided tours are offered across the icy surface, with boats fitted with skis taking you across the whole moon. On these tours it is likely that you will see icebergs float somewhat curiously on the ice. The perfectly smooth surface will also show you a few canyons and some mountains (Although these are no higher than a couple of miles)
Once you’ve warmed up from your time on Europa you will be jetted off to the largest of Jupiter’s moons. Ganymede.
If it wasn’t trapped in an orbit around Jupiter and was orbiting the sun instead, it would be classified as a planet. It’s that large. With a diameter of 3,280 miles, it will take you more than your 3 days you have on Ganymede to see the whole planet but rest assured that the parts that you do see will knock you for six.
Ganymede is composed almost entirely of rock, water and ice. There is no atmosphere to speak of so it’s time to dig out that back-up oxygen supply again!
Although there is no atmosphere on Ganymede it does have the closest thing to rain in the solar system. Tiny particles that are trapped by the very small amounts of ozone above Ganymede pour down from the sky. So remember your lead-enforced raincoat!
There are some amazing sights to see on Ganymede that range from the boiling hot lava flows to the mountains, valleys and craters. The valleys go as deep as 2 miles down at some points and the craters are patterned in a strange way that suggests some kind of trauma in Ganymede’s past.
Ganymede is one of the most beautiful moons of Jupiter and provides the best site-seeing opportunities, especially for budding archaeologists.
By now you’ll probably be feeling a bit homesick but Callisto is one of the best ways to end your Satellite Tour.
Callisto is the third largest satellite in the entire solar system with a diameter of 2,985 miles, which is almost the same size as Mercury!
The rocky surface of Callisto gives you a bumpy ride on your way to the hotel, but you should definitely take this opportunity to snap the thousands upon thousands of craters on the surface. With no volcanic activity there isn’t much to do on Callisto... or so you might think. There are various underground passages leading from crater to crater so this is your chance to go pot-holing in outer space! It is easy to relax while gazing out across the icy plains. The mesmerising view of the craters and the icy covering will leave you with memories forever.
With amazing sites, lots to learn and great activities this all-inclusive package really is the holiday chance of a lifetime.
Chris Cox, Holiday Reporter.