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Ammonia Clouds on Jupiter
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Ammonia Ice Clouds on Jupiter
In this movie, put together from false-color images taken by the New Horizons Ralph instrument as the spacecraft flew past Jupiter in early 2007, show ammonia clouds (appearing as bright blue areas) as they form and disperse over five successive Jupiter "days." Scientists noted how the larger cloud travels along with a small, local deep hole.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Jupiter | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | New Horizons | |
| Instrument Host | New Horizons | |
| Host Type | Flyby Spacecraft | |
| Instrument | Linear Etalon Imaging Spectral Array (LEISA) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Ammonia, Color, Movie | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2007-10-09 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09922 | |
| Identifier | PIA09922 | |
