During the Juno mission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration agency, better known as NASA, captured the first images of Amalthea.
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It is a moon that is characterized by being the reddest or hottest object in the Solar System..
The sighting of Amalthea was made during the 59th flyby of Jupiter, which was recorded on March 7 and from which its first photographs were recently obtained.
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By sight, Amalthea is the hottest object in the Solar System, and According to the first scientific observations, this would also indicate that it emits more heat than it receives from the Sun.
The reason for this may be because it orbits within Jupiter’s powerful magnetic field.
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According to reports, at the time the first of the two images obtained from Almatea was captured, the spacecraft of the US government agency responsible for the civil space program was about 265,000 kilometers above the cloud tops of Jupiter, at a latitude about 5 degrees north of the equator.
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These shots provide a detailed view of Jupiter’s belts and storms, including the famous Great Red Spot.
According to those who have seen it, the moon Amalthea is shaped like a potato, since it lacks the mass to become a sphere and has a radius of only 84 kilometers.
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