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01.09.20
Ganymede
This sequence of four images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveals the first views of the north polar region of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Juno is the first mission to directly image this part of Ganymede, which is the largest moon in the solar system, larger even than the planet Mercury.
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12.13.19
Juno Navigators Enable Jupiter Cyclone Discovery
Jupiter's south pole has a new cyclone. The discovery of the massive Jovian tempest occurred on Nov. 3, 2019, during the most recent data-gathering flyby of Jupiter.
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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.
