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Juno’s Equator
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Caption:
Thick white clouds are present in this JunoCam image of Jupiter's equatorial zone. These clouds complicate the interpretation of infrared measurements of water. At microwave frequencies, the same clouds are transparent, allowing Juno's Microwave Radiometer to measure water deep into Jupiter's atmosphere. The image was acquired during Juno's flyby of the gas giant on Dec. 16, 2017.
Background Info:
JunoCam's raw images are available for the public to peruse and process into image products at
https://missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/processing
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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 | Juno | |
| Instrument Host | Juno | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | JunoCam | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Color, Infrared, Visual, Water | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2020-02-18 | |
| Date in Caption | 2017-12-16 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23593 | |
| Identifier | PIA23593 | |
