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NASA's Juno Spacecraft to Fly Over Jupiter's Great Red Spot July 10

Just days after celebrating its first anniversary in Jupiter orbit, NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly directly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

Earth-based Views of Jupiter to Enhance Juno Flyby 

Telescopes in Hawaii have obtained new images of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot, which will assist the first-ever close-up study of the Great Red Spot, planned for July 10.

The ‘Face’ of Jupiter

This image, processed by citizen scientist Jason Major, is titled “Jovey McJupiterface.” 

Jupiter’s Bands of Clouds   

This enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s bands of light and dark clouds was created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

Jupiter’s Clouds of Many Colors

NASA’s Juno spacecraft was racing away from Jupiter following its seventh close pass of the planet when JunoCam snapped this image on May 19, 2017, from about 29,100 miles above the cloud tops.

A Whole New Jupiter: First Science Results from NASA's Juno Mission

Early results from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world. 

NASA to Discuss First Science Results from Juno Mission to Jupiter

Scientists from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter will discuss their first in-depth science results in a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) Thursday, May 25.

Juno Completes Fifth Science Pass of Jupiter

Jovian Cloud Tops

This view of Jupiter, taken by the JunoCam imager of NASA’s Juno spacecraft, highlights Oval BA – a massive storm known as the Little Red Spot. 

Approaching Jupiter    

This enhanced color view of Jupiter’s south pole was created by citizen scientist Gabriel Fiset using data from the JunoCam instrument on NASA’s Juno spacecraft.