Complex clouds of Jupiter
The Juno spacecraft’s images of Jupiter continue to amaze.
Jupiter, as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on its eighth flyby.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Seán Doran
This striking image of Jupiter was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it performed its eighth flyby of the gas giant planet.
The image was taken on 1 September 2017. The spacecraft was 7,576 kilometres above the tops of the clouds of the planet at a latitude of about -17.4 degrees.
Citizen scientist Gerald Eichstädt processed this image using data from the JunoCam imager. A couple of visible points of interest are the so-called “Whale's Tail” and "Dan's Spot”.
Curated content from the editorial staff at Cosmos Magazine.
- https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/discussion?POI=1191
- https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/discussion?POI=1221
