: of, relating to, or characteristic of the god or planet Jupiter
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This Jovian pressure bump was essentially a chondrule factory that concentrated and incorporated this material into asteroids, the college notes.
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Later, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) noticed elevated levels of hydrogen peroxide in unexpected areas on the Jovian satellite.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 23 July 2025
The Juno probe, meanwhile, continues to reveal new insights into the gas giant Jupiter and its Jovian moons nine years after arriving in 2016.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Wrapped around the bright spot of the updraft, darker patches shown in Juno's data mark where downdrafts carried a slushy mix of ammonia and water back down to the Jovian depths.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Later, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) noticed elevated levels of hydrogen peroxide in unexpected areas on the Jovian satellite.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 23 July 2025
The Juno probe, meanwhile, continues to reveal new insights into the gas giant Jupiter and its Jovian moons nine years after arriving in 2016.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Wrapped around the bright spot of the updraft, darker patches shown in Juno's data mark where downdrafts carried a slushy mix of ammonia and water back down to the Jovian depths.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Jovian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jovian. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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