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Jupiter’s Bands
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Caption:
Jupiter's banded appearance is created by the cloud-forming "weather layer." In this composite image, the image on the left show's Jupiter's thermal energy being emitted in infrared light, with dark cloudy bands appearing as silhouettes against Jupiter's thermal glow. The image on the right shows Jupiter's appearance in visible light, with white cloudy "zones" and the relatively cloud-free "belts" appearing as red-brown colors.
The composite was created using infrared data collected by the Gemini North telescope (left) and a visible-light image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Both images were created from data captured on Jan. 11, 2017.
Background Info:
More information about Juno is at https://www.nasa.gov/juno and https://missionjuno.swri.edu .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Jupiter | |
| System | Jupiter | |
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Gemini North Telescope | Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Juno |
| Instrument Host | Gemini North Telescope | Hubble Space Telescope, Juno |
| Host Type | Ground-Based Telescope | Orbiter, Space Telescope |
| Instrument | Gemini North Telescope | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color, Infrared, Thermal | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2021-10-28 | |
| Date in Caption | 2017-01-11 | |
| Image Credit | International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/NASA/ESA, M.H. Wong and I. de Pater (UC Berkeley) et al. | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24818 | |
| Identifier | PIA24818 | |
