Image of Jupiter courtesy of NASA
The first in-orbit image of Jupiter to be sent back from the spacecraft Juno has been released by NASA.
Jupiter's atmospheric bands and famous Great Red Spot can be clearly seen, with this being is a persistent anticyclonic storm that has raged on for at least 350 years. Also evident are three of the gigantic gaseous planet's four largest moons, known as the Galilean moons and discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 - named Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto (not in view).
The first images are confirmation that the spacecraft's equipment have survived the near 5-year journey to get to the planet and the entry into orbit. The remaining probes will now be activated and checked, and should provide much valuable information over the next 18 months regarding the structure and chemistry of the planet, giving a better idea of how this enormous sphere was formed some four-and-a-half billion years ago.
Jupiter's atmospheric bands and famous Great Red Spot can be clearly seen, with this being is a persistent anticyclonic storm that has raged on for at least 350 years. Also evident are three of the gigantic gaseous planet's four largest moons, known as the Galilean moons and discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 - named Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto (not in view).
The first images are confirmation that the spacecraft's equipment have survived the near 5-year journey to get to the planet and the entry into orbit. The remaining probes will now be activated and checked, and should provide much valuable information over the next 18 months regarding the structure and chemistry of the planet, giving a better idea of how this enormous sphere was formed some four-and-a-half billion years ago.
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