NASA Images: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released five never-before-seen images of Jupiter and its moon. The stunning JunoCam photographs offer a glimpse into the wonderful images of the universe.
The US space agency regularly releases images showing the world’s cosmic wonders, including celestial bodies, planets, nebulas, the moon, star clusters, interacting galaxies, black holes and more. Let’s take a look at what the fifth planet from the Sun has in store for us.
Citizen scientist Jackie Branc is the man behind this stunning photograph of Jupiter taken using raw JunoCam data. The description of this image reads: “This view of Jupiter was captured by the JunoCam instrument onboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s 62nd close flyby of the giant planet on June 13, 2024.”
JunoCam, aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, captured this stunning image of Jupiter’s moon Europa during the mission’s close flyby on Sept. 29 two years ago. This image shows the side of Europa facing Jupiter.According to NASA, Europa’s surface is crisscrossed by fractures, ridges and bands that have erased land dating back more than 90 million years. This definitive representation of Europa was developed by citizen scientist Björn Jónsson.
“During its 61st close flyby of Jupiter on May 12, 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this enhanced color view of the giant planet’s northern hemisphere,” NASA’s description of the image states. In Jupiter’s folded filament region, clouds and cyclonic storms can be seen. Using digital processing techniques, citizen scientist Gary Eason developed this image using raw data from JunoCam.
Describing the volcanic plumes that can be seen rising above the horizon of Jupiter’s moon Io, the US space agency said mission scientists believe the plumes were emitted by two vents on a giant volcano or by two volcanoes close to each other. The image taken on February 3 this year shows plumes from a distance of about 3,800 kilometres. Citizen scientist Andrea Luck developed this image using raw data from JunoCam.
The JunoCam image taken on April 9 of this year of Jupiter’s moon Io is a first. This image is special because it is the first image ever obtained of the moon’s south polar region. According to the US space agency, The image was developed by citizen scientist Thomas Thomopoulos applying additional processing to an image created by another citizen scientist, Gerald Eichstädt.
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