La nave espacial Juno de la NASA capturó imágenes infrarrojas que los astrónomos se combinaron para crear esta imagen del Polo Norte de Júpiter, mostrando un ciclón central y los ocho ciclones que lo rodean. Los datos indican que las tormentas son características duraderas en el polo, con cada ciclón circumpolar casi tan ancho como la distancia entre Nápoles, Italia y la ciudad de Nueva York en los Estados Unidos. Las velocidades del viento en las tormentas pueden alcanzar 220 millas por hora (350 kilómetros por hora). Los colores en este compuesto representan calor radiante; the yellow (thinner) clouds are about 9 degrees Fahrenheit (–13° Celsius) and the dark red (thickest) are around –181 degrees Fahrenheit (-83° Celsius).
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NASA, Caltech, SwRI, ASI, INAF, Jiram
| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | Jupiter |
| Object Description | Cyclones on Jupiter |
| About The Data | |
| Instrument | Juno: JIRAM |
| Exposure Dates | 2 February 2017 |
| About The Object | |
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| Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
| Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
| R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
| Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
| Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
| Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description |
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| Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
| Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
| Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
| About The Image | |
| Image Credit | The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content. |
| Publication Date | The date and time the release content became public. |
| Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
| Orientation | The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere. |
