Juno spacecraft images Jupiter and two of its moons in a single beautiful picture: Digital Images Overview

NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured a beautiful view of Jupiter’s southern hemisphere throughout the spacecraft’s thirty ninth fly-by of the planet on January 12, 2022. The picture is gorgeous at first look, however once you look nearer, you’ll be able to see two of Jupiter’s moons, Io and Europa.

When the picture was captured, the Juno spacecraft was about 61,000 kilometers (38,000 miles) from Jupiter’s cloud tops when it captured the picture under. The spacecraft’s latitude was about 52 levels south. The uncooked picture was processed by residents scientist Andrea Luck. If you would like to see the uncooked photos from JunoCam, click on right here.

Jupiter with Io (left) and Europa (proper) seen. Click on to enlarge the picture. Picture information: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS. Picture processing by AndreaLuck © CC BY

Per NASA, ‘Io is the photo voltaic system’s most volcanic physique, whereas Europa’s icy floor hides a worldwide ocean of liquid water beneath.’ Juno will carry out extra detailed observations of Europa utilizing a number of scientific devices this September, when the Juno spacecraft will carry out its closest fly-by of the moon in a long time. Juno can even make shut approaches to Io in late 2023 and early 2024.

A better take a look at Io (left) and Europa (proper). Click on to enlarge. Picture information: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS. Picture processing by AndreaLuck © CC BY

JunoCam, also referred to as JCM, is a visible-light digital camera/telescope onboard the Juno spacecraft. The digital camera is run by JunoCam Digital Electronics Meeting (JDEA) and each the digital camera itself and JDEA had been constructed by Marlin Area Science Methods. The digital camera has a subject of view of 58 levels and has 4 filters; three function throughout the seen gentle spectrum. The digital camera makes use of the Kodak KAI-2020 picture sensor and its shade photos are lower than 2MP. Throughout shut fly-bys, the digital camera cam obtain 15km/pixel decision from 4,300km.

If you would like to study extra in regards to the Juno mission, go to NASA’s Juno mission web site. To view uncooked photos from JunoCam, click on right here. If you wish to see extra beautiful processed photographs of Jupiter, try this picture from final 12 months. Juno has been orbiting Jupiter since July 5, 2016 and there are many extra wonderful photos to come back.