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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Shows the Intricate Beauty of Jupiter's Bands of CloudThere exists in our Solar System a planet with colorful bands that seem to be borders or zones of some sort. On this planet is a spot that stands out for its reddish color. Even without visuals, it is easy to tell that I'm talking about the fifth planet of our Solar System: Jupiter. What is behind the planet's intriguing appearance? What lies beneath its distinctive bands? The Juno spacecraft from NASA provides clues through the microwave radiometer data it acquired as it probed the gas giant. Thanks to microwave light, scientists can peer deeper into the clouds of Jupiter, and they can better understand the planet's weather and climate. Dr. Leigh Fletcher, a participating scientist for the Juno mission, describes Jupiter's bands as only "the tip of the iceberg." Lots of mysteries still surround the planet. Learn more about the findings over at the University of Leicester. (Image Credit: NASA, ESA and A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center) / Wikimedia Commons) #Jupiter #Space #JunoSpacecraft #NASA

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Flyby Animations of Ganymede and JupiterLast month on June 7, 2021, NASA's Juno spacecraft flew over Ganymede, the ice-encrusted moon of Jupiter. Then, a day later, the spacecraft made another flyby of the gas giant planet.The spacecraft beamed back fantastic images that NASA then orthographically projected onto a digital sphere to create this gorgeous and mesmerizing animated flyby.Animation: Koji Komura, Gerald Eichstädt, Mike StetsonImage: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS#Jupiter #Ganymede #JunoSpacecraft #space #NASA #SpaceExploration

NASA Found Derpy Face on Jupiter, Named It "Jovey McJupiterface"NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft has captured the face of Jupiter, which NASA has lovingly named "Jovey McJupiterface."APOD explains what we're seeing:What do you see in the clouds of Jupiter? On the largest scale, circling the planet, Jupiter has alternating light zones and reddish-brown belts. Rising zone gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, usually swirls around regions of high pressure. Conversely, falling belt gas usually whirls around regions of low pressure, like cyclones and hurricanes on Earth. Belt storms can form into large and long-lasting white ovals and elongated red spots.#Jupiter #cloud #NASA #JunoSpacecraft #JunoCam #spaceHere's the full pic: