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Enhanced: The Dolphin Cloud on Jupiter

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 15, 2019 is “Enhanced: The Dolphin Cloud on Jupiter,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , Juno , SwRI , MSSS ; Processing: Gerald Eichstdt & Avi Solomon. The original explanation runs about 131 words.

Enhanced: The Dolphin Cloud on Jupiter
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Juno , SwRI , MSSS ; Processing: Gerald Eichstdt & Avi Solomon Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Do you see the dolphin-shaped cloud on Jupiter? The cloud was visible last year during perijove 16 , the sixteenth time that NASA’s robotic spacecraft Juno passed near Jupiter since it arrived in mid-2016.”

— APOD editors, April 15, 2019

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 15, 2019
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Juno , SwRI , MSSS ; Processing: Gerald Eichstdt & Avi Solomon
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 131 words

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