Voting
Welcome!
Juno is in a 53-day orbit. When it passes close to Jupiter (“PeriJove”
or “PJ”) we will take as many pictures as we can. The number of pictures that we take is
limited by the amount of onboard data storage that we have for JunoCam, so we
have to be selective. The images are
collected as we go from the north pole of Jupiter to the south pole, which
happens in a brief 2 hour portion of the orbit.
On any given perijove pass we will only be able to image targets in a
narrow swath of territory the spacecraft flies over (“groundtrack”).
Juno’s orbit geometry is evolving so we will carry out campaigns rather than voting on specific targets. Campaigns are focused on a specific science theme and take advantage of the changes in lighting.
Juno’s orbit geometry is evolving so we will carry out campaigns rather than voting on specific targets. Campaigns are focused on a specific science theme and take advantage of the changes in lighting.
What happened to Voting?
Up through PJ8 everyone could vote on their favorite Point
of Interest (POI) and those rounds can be viewed here. Changes in the orbit and mission plan mean
that we are no longer selecting targets by vote.
There will still be a voting page for every orbit and we will describe the specifics of each perijove pass such as the spacecraft orientation. Because of the challenges to predict the Points of Interest that will be in the JunoCam field of view we are now timing the image collection by latitude and/or executing campaigns.
There will still be a voting page for every orbit and we will describe the specifics of each perijove pass such as the spacecraft orientation. Because of the challenges to predict the Points of Interest that will be in the JunoCam field of view we are now timing the image collection by latitude and/or executing campaigns.
Target Selection
We will take polar images on every PJ pass to assemble
timelapse sequences to study the dynamics of the circumpolar cyclones. Between the north and south pole images will
be timed to get complete latitudinal coverage.
The rest of the resources will be used for campaigns. Options are to look for lightning, take multiple methane images to study high altitude hazes, study Jupiter’s ring, take stereo pairs for cloud altitudes, image Galilean moons when available, etc. We will keep the Voting Round discussion for comments on what would be best. We are hoping that you enjoy being a part of this process, that you enjoy being a member of the JunoCam team.
The rest of the resources will be used for campaigns. Options are to look for lightning, take multiple methane images to study high altitude hazes, study Jupiter’s ring, take stereo pairs for cloud altitudes, image Galilean moons when available, etc. We will keep the Voting Round discussion for comments on what would be best. We are hoping that you enjoy being a part of this process, that you enjoy being a member of the JunoCam team.
Voting Round :
PJ33 Encounter
CLOSED : 2021-04-15 00:00:00
Perijove on : 2021-04-15 13:36 UT
PJ33 marks the change in Juno's trajectory to continue orbiting Jupiter rather than plunging into it. The approval for an extended mission means that the spacecraft will carry on orbiting Jupiter, although we will be changing the duration of the orbits.
Lightning images of the dark side of Jupiter will be taken on approach and departure. Images over the northern hemisphere have ever-improving resolution as the perijove latitude moves northward. White Spot Z will hopefully be in the JunoCam field of view. The spacecraft spends a longer time departing over the southern hemisphere allowing us to collect images to study Jupiter's atmospheric dynamics. We will image Clyde's Spot again, and it will be interesting to see how that storm has evolved.
A nice photo op of Io with Europa and Callisto in the image will be acquired. We will be looking for the shadow of Jupiter's ring on the cloudtops.
Lightning images of the dark side of Jupiter will be taken on approach and departure. Images over the northern hemisphere have ever-improving resolution as the perijove latitude moves northward. White Spot Z will hopefully be in the JunoCam field of view. The spacecraft spends a longer time departing over the southern hemisphere allowing us to collect images to study Jupiter's atmospheric dynamics. We will image Clyde's Spot again, and it will be interesting to see how that storm has evolved.
A nice photo op of Io with Europa and Callisto in the image will be acquired. We will be looking for the shadow of Jupiter's ring on the cloudtops.
About Perijove Predict Maps
Every perijove pass we have the challenge of predicting where Points of Interest will be as the different zones of the planet have different wind velocities. This map shows our effort to rotate the latitudinal zones with their different wind speeds to predict what will be under the Juno groundtrack.
A nice photo op of Io with Europa and Callisto in the image will be acquired. We will be looking for the shadow of Jupiter's ring on the cloudtops.
Campaigns
Voting has closed for this round. Winners are still being selected by the Mission Juno Team. Please Check back soon!
Jovian Moons
Images of Io, Europa, Ganymede or Callisto
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Storm Movies
Timelapse sequences to see clouds in motion
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Lightning
Trying to capture a flash
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Round Discussion
General discussion about this round.
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