Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Swimming on Jupiter

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 14, 2018 is “Swimming on Jupiter,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , SwRI , MSSS ; Processing & License: Brian Swift, Sean Doran. The original explanation runs about 96 words.

Swimming on Jupiter
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , SwRI , MSSS ; Processing & License: Brian Swift, Sean Doran Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“On October 29, the Juno spacecraft once again dove near the turbulent Jovian cloud tops. Its 16th orbital closest approach or perijove passage , brought Juno within 3,500 kilometers of the Solar System’s largest planetary atmosphere.”

— APOD editors, December 14, 2018

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 14, 2018
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , SwRI , MSSS ; Processing & License: Brian Swift, Sean Doran
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 96 words

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Jupiter

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