Jovian

adjective

Jo·vi·an ˈjō-vē-ən

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the god or planet Jupiter

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The team behind these findings used data collected by Juno, which made flybys of Io in Dec. 2023 and Feb. 2024 and came to within about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of the Jovian moon's surface. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2025 Once deployed, the array will harvest sunlight powering the Europa Clipper's voyage to the Jovian system, which it is set to enter in 2030. —

Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025 That's thought to be the case with the Jovian moon Io. —

Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024 The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft, which was launched last year and is expected to arrive in the Jovian system by 2031, will image Jupiter's moons Europa and Callisto before entering orbit around Ganymede for an 18-month finale in the mid-2030s. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Jovian