perijove

• Punto de la órbita alrededor de Júpiter en el que el objeto orbital se encuentra más cerca del planeta.

A noun referring to the point in an orbit around Jupiter where the orbiting object is closest to the planet.

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   The point in the orbit of a spacecraft or moon around Jupiter where it is closest to the planet.

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   • The Juno spacecraft made its first perijove of Jupiter in 2016.
   • During perijove, the probe collects the most detailed data.
   • The orbit's perijove was calculated to be just 4,200 kilometers above the cloud tops.

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