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NASA's Juno Mission Captures Swirls in Jovian Storms
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NASA's Juno Mission Captures Swirls in Jovian Storms

Swirling clouds on Jupiter are shown in an image taken by the JunoCam public engagement camera aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft on Feb. 25, 2022. Juno's orbit around Jupiter changes every time the spacecraft passes the giant planet, with the point of closest approach – perijove, or "PJ" – moving steadily northward. As the perijove changes, the resolution of images taken in the northern hemisphere steadily increases. This zoomed-in cutout of a JunoCam image, acquired on PJ40 at 54 degrees north, shows new detail in the clouds and storms. Taken at an altitude of 4,133 miles (6,652 kilometers), the image reveals features as small as 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) across. Citizen scientist Kevin M. Gill processed the images to enhance color and contrast. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25691

Date
2022-12-14
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Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing: Kevin M. Gill CC BY 3.0
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JPL
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NASA Image and Video Library
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"NASA's Juno Mission Captures Swirls in Jovian Storms" (2022-12-14). NASA/JPL/Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing: Kevin M. Gill CC BY 3.0. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA25691

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