perijove

• Point de l'orbite d'un objet autour de Jupiter où celui-ci est le plus proche de la planète.

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

1. Periapsis in orbit around JupiterC2formalscientific

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

   Périjove

   • 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.

   Antonymesapojove