Juno’s Best Images of Jupiter and Its Moons (So Far)

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Jupiter's northern cyclones in (left to right) microwave, visible, and ultraviolet light.

These three images show the cyclones swirling around Jupiter’s north pole in microwave, visible, and ultraviolet light, respectively. All captured by Juno, the different wavelengths reveal different aspects of the storms. According to a NASA JPL release, the microwave image reveals that the storms are at least 62 miles (100 kilometers) deep, while the infrared image shows the heat radiating from Jupiter’s upper atmosphere.



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