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12.05.19
Clouds Up Close
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this impressive image revealing a band of swirling clouds in Jupiter's northern latitudes during Juno’s close flyby on Nov. 3, 2019.
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11.28.19
The journey
I’m grateful for everyone back on Earth who makes my journey possible, and for everyone who has followed along with me. Happy Thanksgiving.
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11.21.19
GlancinG back
Just after its close flyby of Jupiter on Nov. 3, 2019, NASA’s Juno spacecraft caught this striking view of Jupiter’s southern hemisphere as the spacecraft sped away from the giant planet.
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11.07.19
Jovian Vortex View
Juno observed this vortex in a region of Jupiter called the "north north north north temperate belt," or NNNNTB, one of the gas giant planet’s many persistent cloud bands.
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10.24.19
From High to Low
This view from NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures colorful, intricate patterns in a jet stream region of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere known as "Jet N3."
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10.10.19
COLORS ON THE WIND
In this view of Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures swirling clouds in the region of the giant planet’s northern hemisphere known as "Jet N4."
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10.02.19
Juno Prepares to Jump Jupiter's Shadow
Last night, NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver — extraordinarily long by mission standards.
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09.26.19
Moon Shadow
Jupiter’s volcanically active moon Io casts its shadow on the planet in this dramatic image from Juno. As with solar eclipses on the Earth, within the dark circle racing across Jupiter’s cloud tops one would witness a full solar eclipse as Io passes in front of the Sun.
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09.12.19
A STORM OF CHANGE
Will the Great Red Spot continue to shrink? Only time will tell, but as we study Jupiter’s atmosphere, we learn more about how weather systems work, both on giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn and also on our own home, Earth.
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08.01.19
Storm on the Horizon
This view highlights the contrast between the colorful South Equatorial Belt and the mostly white Southern Tropical Zone, and also features Jupiter’s most famous phenomenon, the Great Red Spot.
