The latest photos from the James Webb Space Telescope were again noteworthy. While earlier shots peered deep into space, the newest two featured Jupiter: See that white spot? This is the Great Red Spot, a storm so big that it could swallow Planet Earth. Why is the color white? That circle reflects a lot of sunlight. This is the usual graphic. The image also shows two tiny moons, Amalthea and Adrastea. How many of you know how many moons are circling Jupiter ? There are 80, plus other moonlets. The largest moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, all discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. There is a naming-pattern to these moons: lovers and sexual partners of Roman god Jupiter, or his Greek equivalent Zeus. 23 of them have yet to be named. They should begin to add those of Eros . Actually, there are Chinese astronomical records reporting in 356 BC that Gan De detected a moon of Jup...
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.