Posted on 02/25/2021 5:14:56 AM PST by Red Badger
IMAGE DATA: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SWRI/MSSS, IMAGE PROCESSING BY TANYA OLEKSUIK
Photos from the Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars last week, are getting all the attention. However, there are still plenty of other rovers and spacecraft working beyond the boundary of Earth's atmosphere. Juno is coming up on the fifth anniversary of its arrival at Jupiter, and it's still sending back stunning images. (You know, in addition to all the science it's facilitating.)
NASA recently shared another image of Jupiter, beautifully displaying the planet's jet streams. This one was color enhanced by citizen scientist Tanya Oleksuik using data from the JunoCam camera. The spacecraft originally took the image on December 30 during its 31st close flyby.
Data from the probe has allowed scientists to discover that these massive jet streams extend deeper into the planet than previously known. "Evidence from Juno shows the jet streams and belts penetrate about 1,800 miles (3,000 kilometers) down into the planet," NASA said in the announcement.
Jupiter looks gorgeous in the new image, with just a glimpse of the Great Red Spot visible near the top. It makes the turbulent planet look like a delicately crafted marble.
PING!..................
I wonder what causes the bands.
And yet there are scientists...*astronomers* for that matter...who are *convinced* that there’s no God.
Global warming.
There are none so blind as those who will not see......................
Music lessons?.........................
Think of the satellites we make of nuts and bolts and the applause for the achievement.
Who applauds for God?
https://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/95-What-are-the-stripes-of-color-on-Jupiter-
The stripes of color on Jupiter are called its bands. There are two types of bands on Jupiter. The light colored bands are called zones. These are regions where gas in Jupiter’s atmosphere is rising upwards. The dark bands are called belts. These are regions where the gas in Jupiter’s atmosphere is sinking downwards. The colors in the bands are caused by slight differences in their temperatures and their composition (what chemicals are in them). Bands that are next to each other have winds which move in opposite directions.
Another reason: Jupiter is spinning like a top. That causes enormously fast jet streams. Jupiter’s rotation takes 9 hours and 50 minutes. The speed slows by about 5 minutes for areas farther from the equator. The average rate for the whole planet is 9.9 hours.
The jet streams are causing the rotational separation of the bands due to this speed.
SUVs.
“This one was color enhanced by ...”
I appreciate the honesty.
However, I'm not sure if any are far enough away from the Sun at this time (east/west-wise) to be visible in the early morning sky.
You mean Jupiter isn’t aligned with Mars?..........................
I know that you can see more details in the ‘color enhanced’ shots, but I’d honestly like to see more true color pics.
Electromagnetic weather!
Check out the recreation of Jupiter’s atmosphere on the surface of a soap bubble at SpaceWeatherNews.com. Its at the very end of the clip but its worth it. Very cool!
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