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By Dean Murray
Stunning new images of Jupiter show its vast swirling clouds in jaw-dropping detail.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft completed its 72nd close flyby of the planet on May 7, coming within thousands of kilometres of the planet.
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gill via SWNS)
Incredible details show the clouds sweeping over the gas giant’s turbulent northern hemisphere.
During this latest perijove - the point in an orbit where a spacecraft is closest to Jupiter - Juno captured high-resolution images of the swirling atmosphere, focusing on jet streams and cyclonic storms near the poles.
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gill via SWNS)
The spacecraft, which recently recovered from a safe mode event in April, is operating normally and transmitting fresh science data and striking visuals back to Earth.
The Juno mission seeks to offer scientists and the public new views of Jupiter’s ever-changing atmosphere and further our understanding of the largest planet in the solar system.
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