This animated gif depicts the point of view of NASA's Juno spacecraft during its eclipse-free approach to the gas giant Nov. 3, 2019. The Sun is depicted as the yellow dot rising up just to left of the planet. Located at the north and south poles, the gas giant's auroras are shown in purple. Jupiter's tenuous rings are shown gray.
More information about Juno is at https://www.nasa.gov/juno and https://missionjuno.swri.edu .
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Jupiter | Jupiter Rings |
System | Jupiter | |
Target Type | Planet | Ring |
Mission | Juno | |
Instrument Host | Juno | |
Host Type | Orbiter | |
Instrument | ||
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Color, Eclipse, Shadow | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2019-10-01 | |
Date in Caption | 2019-11-03 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/SWRI | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23465 | |
Identifier | PIA23465 |