NASA’s Breathtaking Photo Of Jupiter Resembles Beautiful Oil Landscape Painting
Image via NASA/JPL/SwRI/MSSS. Image processing by Gerald Eichstädt
NASA has released a stunning new view of Jupiter that resembles a beautiful oil painting.
The space agency’s Juno spacecraft captured the image during a close approach to Jupiter on 17 February, and citizen scientist Gerald Eichstädt processed it to create the cosmic piece of art.
The photo shows a view of Jupiter’s northern regions, which are known for their “brewing storms and winds that swirl around one another,” Inverse reported. Found in the center are “thin, long streaks that pierce through the cloudy storms.”
NASA described on 13 March, “While the universe’s most common elements, hydrogen and helium, make up most of Jupiter's mass, the striking clouds that are visible at the top of its atmosphere are composed mostly of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.”
You can access Juno’s collection of raw images here.
Up for some virtual cloud watching?
— NASA (@NASA) April 4, 2020
What do you see in Jupiter’s hazy atmosphere? ☁️ ☁️ ☁️
Our @NASAJuno mission captured this look at Jupiter’s tumultuous northern regions on Feb. 17, 2020. Image processed by citizen scientist Gerald Eichstädt: https://t.co/C9mDmMhhyQ pic.twitter.com/WAvm47q2pE
These 4K maps and spinning globes of Jupiter are 😍, but there's more going on here than just a beautiful video. The high-definition observations are designed to capture a broad range of features, including winds, clouds, storms, and atmospheric chemistry
— WIRED Science (@WIREDScience) April 6, 2020
📽️: NASA pic.twitter.com/8q4wYCKkHe
[via Mashable, opening image via NASA/JPL/SwRI/MSSS. Image processing by Gerald Eichstädt]
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