PIA24238: A Jupiter Circumpolar Cyclone


A Jupiter Circumpolar Cyclone

Caption:

This JunoCam image depicts one of the eight circumpolar cyclones that surround a central cyclone at the gas giant's north pole. The data from this view of one of Jupiter's circumpolar cyclones was collected during Juno's 29th perijove (PJ) pass on Sept. 16, 2020, and processed by citizen scientist Gerald Eichstädt.

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 . More information about NASA citizen science can be found at https://science.nasa.gov/citizenscience and https://www.nasa.gov/solve/opportunities/citizenscience .

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 Color, Visual
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2021-01-08
Date in Caption
Image Credit Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing: Gerald Eichstädt © CC BY
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24238
Identifier PIA24238