NASA's Juno beams back magnificent image of Jupiter's southern hemisphere
At the time the image was taken, the spacecraft was 33,115 kilometres from the tops of the clouds of the planet at a latitude of minus 52.96 degrees.
Nov 10, 2017, 13:35 PM IST95 minutes over Jupiter: Juno captures gas giant's changing geometery – See pic
NASA released 11 colour-enhanced images of the giant planet with the south pole on the left (11th image in the sequence) and the north pole on the right (first image in the sequence).
Oct 01, 2017, 14:42 PM ISTJupiter gives a brilliant full view of its bands of clouds to Juno in enhanced colour! - See pic
Taking advantage of the data provided by JunoCam, citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran have managed to create a stunning enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s bands of light and dark clouds.
Jun 23, 2017, 11:47 AM ISTIn its closest approaches to Jupiter, here's a stunning sequence of Juno's passing shots! - See pic
Using the numerous images captured by JunoCam, experts have created enhanced colour-images showing a sequenced glimpse of how how quickly the viewing geometry changes for Juno as it swoops by Jupiter.
May 26, 2017, 12:28 PM ISTNASA's Juno reveals Jupiter's south pole and its swirling atmosphere in enhanced colour!
The image was acquired by Juno while it was looking directly at the Jovian south pole, on February 2, 2017, at 6:06 am PST (9:06 am EST) from an altitude of about 63,400 miles (102,100 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops.
Feb 09, 2017, 23:00 PM IST