Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Jupiter Portrait

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 14, 2003 is “Jupiter Portrait,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , Cassini Project , NASA. The original explanation runs about 131 words.

Jupiter Portrait
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , Cassini Project , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Every day is a cloudy day on Jupiter , the Solar System’s reigning gas giant. And swirling cloud tops are all you see in this stunningly detailed true color image, a portion of a large digital mosaic portrait of Jupiter recorded from the Cassini spacecraft during its Jovian flyby in December 2000.”

— APOD editors, November 14, 2003

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 14, 2003
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , Cassini Project , NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 131 words

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