Visualizations by
Greg Shirah
Released on September 21, 2009
This visualization starts showing the orbits of Jupiter's inner moons (Europa, Io, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Thebe, Adrastea, and Metis). As the orbits procede we begin to zero in on Europa. Other moons and orbits fade away as we push in to Europa filling the screen.
This visualization was created in support of the Science On a Sphere film called "LARGEST" which is about Jupiter. Mulitple layer offset 120 degrees from each other are intended to overlay the orbits. A Europa label is provided so that it can be faded out in post production. A separate layer for Jupiter is also provided so that the other moons and orbit trails can also be faded out, leaving only Jupiter.