Watch Ganymede's shadow & the Great Red Spot cross Jupiter on August 14

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede and its Great Red Spot are two of planet’s most outstanding features. Ganymede is t any ordinary moon. It is ninth-largest world in our solar system. In fact, Ganymede is even bigger than planet Mercury.

Great Red Spot is a high-pressure region in Jupiter’s atmosphere. It is kwn for producing largest anticyclonic storm on planet. From time to time, Ganymede has cast a show on Jupiter. However, this weekend, both Ganymede and Great Red Spot of Jupiter will be crossing paths with one ar. Re on to kw more details about this celestial phemen.

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What time will Ganymede's show &  Great Red Spot cross Jupiter?

According to a report on .com, Ganymede's colossal show and Great Red Spot will be travelling across Jupiter's rrn and sourn hemispheres, respectively. This event is set to occur on evening of Friday, Aug. 14 and will also continue in wee hour of Saturday, Aug. 15. .com report suggests that this stellar event will commence a few minutes after midnight on Friday, and will be visible to observers in both rth and South America.

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This event of double show transit is a very rare occurrence. astromical event will begin at 12:06 a.m. EDT or 04:06 GMT. Io which is Jupiter’s third-largest moon will also join show, as its small show will appear alongside Ganymede's larger show. Great Red Spot will alrey be progressing across Jupiter's rrn and sourn hemispheres. This heavenly trio will remain visible until Ganymede's show and Great Red Spot will move off Jupiter at about 1:53 a.m. EDT or 05:53 GMT. However, Io’s show will complete its transit at approximately 2:25 a.m. EDT or 06:25 GMT.

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How big is Ganymede?

Jupiter’s Giant Moon Ganymede was discovered in 1610 by Italian astromer Galileo. It has a diameter of 5,268 km or 3,273 mi. This makes it 26 per cent larger than planet Mercury by volume. core of this colossal moon is a metallic one. Ganymede is also only moon kwn to have a magnetic field.

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How big is Great Red Spot?

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot rotates anticlockwise and takes up to six Earth days or fourteen Jovian days to complete one round of planet's atmosphere. It measures at 16,350 km or 10,160 miles in width. Great Red Spot is 1.3 times diameter of Earth.  cloud-tops of this storm are 8 km or 5 miles wide.