by APOD Robot » Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:05 am
Jupiter's Clouds from New Horizons
Explanation: The New Horizons spacecraft took some stunning images of Jupiter on its way out to Pluto. Famous for its
Great Red Spot, Jupiter is also known for its regular, equatorial cloud bands,
visible through even modest sized telescopes. The
above image, horizontally compressed, was taken in 2007 near Jupiter's
terminator and shows the Jovian giant's wide diversity of
cloud patterns. On the far left are clouds closest to Jupiter's South Pole. Here turbulent
whirlpools and swirls are seen in a dark region, dubbed a belt, that rings the planet. Even light colored regions, called zones, show tremendous structure, complete with
complex wave patterns. The energy that drives these waves surely comes from below.
New Horizons is the
fastest space probe ever launched, has
now passed the orbits of Saturn and Uranus and is on track to reach Pluto in 2015.
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