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Rotating Jupiter With Great Red Spot, January 2017
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Caption:
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This video shows Jupiter as revealed by a powerful telescope and a mid-infrared filter sensitive to the giant planet's tropospheric temperatures and cloud thickness. It combines observations made on Jan. 14, 2017, using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii.
The filter used admits infrared light centered on a wavelength of 8.8 microns. The video includes interpolated frames for smoother apparent motion. The instrument used to take this image is Cooled Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer (COMICS) of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's Subaru Telescope on the Maunakea volcano.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Jupiter | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Juno | |
| Instrument Host | Juno | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Subaru Telescope | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Color, Infrared, Movie, Rotation, Storm, Volcano | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2017-06-30 | |
| Date in Caption | 2017-01-14 | |
| Image Credit | NAOJ/NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21715 | |
| Identifier | PIA21715 | |
