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NASA's Juno Mission | 50 Stunning Jupiter Images

Image courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Originally made for YouTube.

Image Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech Content sourced from https://science.nasa.gov/ and https://www.perplexity.ai/


Juno is an orbiter spacecraft.

A few basic things about Juno spacecraft
A few basic things about the Juno spacecraft

It will for the first time, see below Jupiter’s dense cover of clouds. This is why the mission was named after the Roman goddess, who was Jupiter’s wife, and who could also see through clouds.

Juno made one flyby of Earth to receive a boost from our planet's gravity that allowed the spacecraft to reach the planet Jupiter.

NASA/JPL-Caltech | Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA/JPL-Caltech | Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The JunoCam instrument captured this monochrome view of Earth
The JunoCam instrument captured this monochrome view of Earth

After a five-year journey, Juno is estimated to have covered 2.8 billion kilometers on its way to Jupiter.

PIA20702: Juno Approaches Jupiter (Artist's Concept)
PIA20702: Juno Approaches Jupiter (Artist's Concept)

It currently exploring the Jovian system, studying its composition, gravity, magnetic field, and other characteristics, while navigating the dangerous radiation in Jupiter's extensive magnetic field.

Juno has provided breathtaking images and made breakthrough discoveries about Jupiter and its moons.

Sincere thanks to all those who processed these magnificent images!

To download images, go here: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/snt
And type the PIAxxxxx

A few things about Jupiter

Before exploring the images captured by the Juno spacecraft, it's beneficial to grasp a basic understanding of Jupiter. As the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter is renowned for its unique characteristics. Take a moment and please read through.

Jupiter insights
Jupiter insights

The first probe to ever peer beneath the gas giant's thick cloud cover. Witness swirling storms, vibrant colors, and otherworldly landscapes you never knew existed.

Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 were the first to fly by Jupiter in the 1970s, and since then we’ve sent Galileo to orbit the gas giant and drop a probe into its atmosphere. Cassini took detailed photos of Jupiter on its way to neighboring Saturn, as did New Horizons on its quest for Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. And then Juno, Next is Europa Clipper.


Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) is a spacecraft that will study Jupiter and its moons. The spacecraft was launched on April 14, 2023, expected to arrive at Jupiter in July 2031 and ultimately enter orbit around Ganymede in December 2034 for a more in-depth investigation.


Images included

  • 01) Jupiter's South Temperate Belt

  • 02) White Spot Z

  • 03) NASA's Juno Mission Reveals Jupiter's Complex Colors

  • 04) NASA's Juno Mission Captures Images of Europa

  • 05) NASA's Juno Mission Captures Swirls in Jovian Storms

  • 06) NASA's Juno Views Northern Cyclones on Jupiter

  • 07) NASA's Juno Mission Observes High-Altitude Hazes in Jupiter's atmosphere

  • 08) Jupiter's Bands of Color

  • 09) Jupiter Blues

  • 10) Jupiter's South Equatorial Region

  • 11) Jovian White Oval

  • 12) Jupiter: A New Point of View

  • 13) Jupiter's Great Red Spot: Both Deep and Wide

  • 14) Jovian Cloud Tops

  • 15) High-Altitude Hazes on Jupiter

  • 16) Massive Beauty

  • 17) Mocha Swirls in Jupiter's Turbulent Atmosphere

  • 18) Tumultuous Clouds of Jupiter

  • 19) Jupiter Abyss

  • 20) Jupiter's Belts and Zones

  • 21) Jupiter's Equatorial Zone

  • 22) Jupiter's Stunning Southern Hemisphere

  • 23) Jupiter Swirling Storms

  • 24) Juno Captures Moon Shadow on Jupiter

  • 25) Soaring Over Jupiter

  • 26) Southern Hemisphere Views

  • 27) Deep Jet Streams in Jupiter's Atmosphere

  • 28) Jupiter Storm of the High North

  • 29) Storm on the Horizon

  • 30) When Jupiter's Clouds Pop Up

  • 31) Dark Spot and Jovian 'Galaxy"

  • 32) Giant Storms and High Clouds

  • 33) Jovian Jet Stream

  • 34) NASA's Juno Mission Spies Vortices Near Jupiter's North Pole

  • 35) Clouds Stack Up in Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt

  • 36) Jovian Tapestry

  • 37) Jovian Vortex View

  • 38) Jupiter's Swirling Cloud Formations

  • 39) Jupiter Marble

  • 40) Jovian Tempest

  • 41) High Above Jupiter's Clouds

  • 42) Colors on the Wind

  • 43) Jupiter's Colorful Cloud Belts

  • 44) Jupiter's Bands of Clouds

  • 45) The Great Red Spot - A colossal storm larger than Earth, raging for centuries.

  • 46) Dramatic Jupiter

  • 47) Jovian Close Encounter

  • 48) Jupiter's Racing Stripes

  • 49) Clyde's Spot on Jupiter

  • 50) Jupiter Marble


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