On that day, the moons of Jupiter are involved in five "Mutual Events" which means that some kind of interaction (from Earth's point of view) goes on -- either one moon eclipsing or occultating another moon.
This is the most number of mutual events on a single day in this season on Jupiter (an equinox) sofar. More to come.
The maps of the Earth below shows the visibility of each event. The small dot in the center of the image marks the location on the Earth where Jupiter will be at the zenith at the time of the event.
All four moons are involved in these five events. Here are the details:
01:32-01:46 Ganymede eclipses Callisto. This is a 13.7 minute event
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| View from Earth |
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| Visible in Europe, Africa, some of South America |
03:29-03:33 Io occults Europa. This is a 3.6 minute event
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| View from Earth |
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| Visible in Africa, North America, South America |
07:53-07:59 Ganymede occults Europa. This is a 5.7 minute event
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| View from Earth |
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| Visible in North America, South America |
18:17-18:24 Ganymede eclipses Io. This is a 7.2 minute event
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| View from Earth |
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| Visible in Asia, Australia, and some of Europe |
18:32-18:37 Ganymede occults Io. This is a 5.3 minute event.
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| View From Earth |
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| Visible in Asia, Australia, and some of Europe |
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