Thank you , Juno spacecraft , for this splendid new mental image of Jupiter ’s southernmost regions — and for remind us of the lulu that exists within our tumultuous Solar System .
Behold Jupiter ’s southerly hemisphere , as seen from a aloofness of 44,300 miles ( 71,400 km ) and above a southern latitude of about 71 point . NASA ’s Juno ballistic capsule take the photograph ( which has beencolor - enhanced ) during a particularly close orbital face-off on May 23 , 2018 . The investigation is in a unique pivotal ambit , which is why we ’re last able to see the nether neighborhood of this monolithic major planet .
Jupiter ’s southern tip , much like its north , is fill with storms . The oval features are cyclones , the largest of which measure up to 600 miles ( 1,000 km ) in diam . It ’s easy to blank out the graduated table when looking at an prototype like this ; more than 1,300 earth would gibe inside this gas colossus .
Juno arrived at Jupiter on July 4 , 2016 , and despite cause orbits that are longer than planned , the spacecraft has sent back a emcee of valuable data . In early June , NASA announced that Juno ’s mission will be extend to 2021 , which means we can look forward to more images like these , and more breakthrough about the internal workings of our Solar System ’s big planet .
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