Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Flyover of Jupiter's North Pole in Infrared

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 16, 2018 is “Flyover of Jupiter's North Pole in Infrared,” a video. It is credited to Animation Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , SwRI , ASI , INAF , JIRAM. The original explanation runs about 158 words.

Preview frame of the video “Flyover of Jupiter's North Pole in Infrared” Watch the video on the original page
Credit: Animation Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , SwRI , ASI , INAF , JIRAM Shown from the original page. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What would it look like to fly over the North Pole of Jupiter? A fictional animation made from real images and data captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows an answer.”

— APOD editors, April 16, 2018

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 16, 2018
Type
Video
Credit
Credit: Animation Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , SwRI , ASI , INAF , JIRAM
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 158 words

All of April 2018 → · 2018 by month → · Full archive since 1995 →

Topics in this entry

Jupiter

Topics are matched from words in the title and explanation.

On this day: April 16 in other years

On Amazon

Popular picks for space fans

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Source

Copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT. The image and explanation belong to their creators. OpenOrbit is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA.