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It was only last week that NASA published a superb Van Gogh-like image of the tumultuous atmosphere of Jupiter taken by the JunoCam of the Jovian Orbiter and colorized by citizen scientists. And now we have this …
Yes, Juno, whose term lasted until last month until 2022, has again produced the goods with an image detailing the southern hemisphere from Jupiter about 44 300 miles away, NASA reports
. the hemisphere similar to a jaw breaker is breathtaking, standing against the obsidian darkness of space. It's hard to grasp how big the planet is, but the improved color image of scientist Kevin M. Gill gives the impression that you can slip it into the palm of your hand.
You could not
You should not try to do it. Jupiter is so big that 1300 Earths can enter.
Juno is the first spacecraft we sent to Jupiter that does not just fly along its equator – it orbits the poles, allowing scientists to study the "atmospheric dynamics". "and give us an unprecedented look at the largest celestial body in the solar system."
Juno, travel well, and keep sending those images back to us forever.