Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Jupiters Clouds
Jupiters Clouds

This enhanced-color image of Jupiters bands of light and dark clouds was created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichst�dt and Se�n Doran using data from the JunoCam imager on NASAs Juno spacecraft.
Three of the white oval storms known as the "String of Pearls" are visible near the top of the image. Each of the alternating light and dark atmospheric bands in this image is wider than Earth, and each rages around Jupiter at hundreds of miles (kilometers) per hour. The lighter areas are regions where gas is rising, and the darker bands are regions where gas is sinking.
Juno acquired the image on May 19, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. PST (2:30 p.m. EST) from an altitude of about 20,800 miles (33,400 kilometers) above Jupiters cloud tops.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstadt/Sean Doran
Explanation from: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21393
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