PIA23983: Shallow Lightning on Jupiter (Illustration)


Shallow Lightning on Jupiter (Illustration)

Caption:

This illustration uses data obtained by NASA's Juno mission to depict high-altitude electrical storms on Jupiter. Juno's sensitive Stellar Reference Unit camera detected unusual lightning flashes on Jupiter's dark side during the spacecraft's close flybys of the planet.

Background Info:

More information about Juno is at http://www.nasa.gov/juno and http://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
Detector
Extra Keywords Atmosphere, Color, Storm
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2020-08-05
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23983
Identifier PIA23983