Rings of Jupiter

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Caption:

The rings of Jupiter proved to be unexpectedly bright when seen with the Sun nearly behind them. Strong forward scattering of sunlight is characteristic of small particles. This view was obtained by Voyager 2 on July 10 from a perspective inside the shadow of Jupiter. The distance of the spacecraft from the rings was about 1.5 million kilometers. Although the resolution has been degraded by camera motion during the time exposures, these images reveal the rings have some radial structure.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name	Value	Additional Values
Target	Jupiter Rings	Jupiter
System	Jupiter
Target Type	Ring	Planet
Mission	Voyager
Instrument Host	Cassini Orbiter	Voyager 2
Host Type	Orbiter	Flyby Spacecraft
Instrument	Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS)
Detector
Extra Keywords	Grayscale, Shadow
Acquisition Date
Release Date	1997-01-09
Date in Caption
Image Credit	NASA/JPL
Source	photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00377
Identifier	PIA00377