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04.05.22
SwRI Scientists Connect The Dots Between Galilean Moon, Auroral Emissions On Jupiter
Juno spacecraft discovered clues about mysterious processes creating the dance of the auroral footprints.
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03.16.22
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Glimpses Jupiter’s Moons Io and Europa
NASA’s Juno mission captured this view of Jupiter’s southern hemisphere during the spacecraft’s 39th close flyby of the planet on Jan. 12, 2022.
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02.14.22
A Striking Crater on Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
This look at the complex surface of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede came from NASA’s Juno mission during a close pass by the giant moon in June 2021. At closest approach, the spacecraft came within just 650 miles (1,046 kilometers) of Ganymede’s surface.
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12.21.21
Jupiter With Io and Callisto
The main image and the inset image were taken by the JunoCam imager about NASA's Juno spacecraft a few hours before its closest approach to Jupiter on its 38th perijove pass, on Nov. 29, 2021.
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12.17.21
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft ‘Hears’ Jupiter’s Moon
An audio track collected during Jupiter mission’s Ganymede flyby offers a dramatic ride-along. It is one highlights mission scientists shared in a briefing at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.
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12.07.21
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot: Both Deep and Wide
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this detailed look at Jupiter’s most recognizable feature, the Great Red Spot. Data from Juno’s instruments indicate this giant, long-lived vortex extends far deeper into Jupiter’s atmosphere than scientists previously expected, to about 300 miles (500 kilometers) below the cloud tops.
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11.17.21
Mocha Swirls in Jupiter’s Turbulent Atmosphere
During its 36th low pass over Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of striking cloud bands and swirls in the giant planet’s mid-southern latitudes.
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10.28.21
NASA’s Juno: Science Results Offer First 3D View of Jupiter Atmosphere
NASA’s Jovian orbiter lends deeper understanding of what happens below the gas giant’s striking clouds.
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10.25.21
NASA to Host Briefing About New Findings From Jupiter’s Atmosphere
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 28, to discuss the latest results from the agency’s Juno spacecraft. The science team will reveal new findings that provide the first 3D look at how the mammoth planet’s roiling atmosphere operates underneath the top layers of clouds, and how these revelations offer insight into the atmospheres of giant planets elsewhere in our universe.
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09.01.21
One High School Student’s Study of Jupiter—and Beyond
High school senior Sarah Dudjak discusses her experience participating in the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope project