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\nJupiter\u2019s banded appearance is created by the cloud-forming \u201cweather layer.\u201d This composite image shows views of Jupiter in (left to right) infrared and visible light taken by the Gemini North telescope and NASA\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope, respectively.
\nCredits: International Gemini Observatory\/NOIRLab\/NSF\/AURA\/NASA\/ESA, M.H. Wong and I. de Pater (UC Berkeley) et al.<\/p>\n
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\nThis illustration combines an image of Jupiter from the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA\u2019s Juno spacecraft with a composite image of Earth to depict the size and depth of Jupiter\u2019s Great Red Spot.
\nCredits: JunoCam Image data: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/SwRI\/MSSS; JunoCam Image processing by Kevin M. Gill (CC BY); Earth Image: NASA<\/p>\n
New findings from NASA\u2019s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the planet\u2019s distinctive and colorful atmospheric features offer clues about the unseen processes below its clouds. The results highlight the inner workings of the belts and zones of clouds encircling Jupiter, as well as its polar cyclones and even the Great Red Spot.<\/p>\n
Researchers published several papers on Juno\u2019s atmospheric discoveries today in the journal Science and the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. Additional papers appeared in two recent issues of Geophysical Research Letters.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese new observations from Juno open up a treasure chest of new information about Jupiter\u2019s enigmatic observable features,\u201d said Lori Glaze, director of NASA\u2019s Planetary Science Division at the agency\u2019s headquarters in Washington. \u201cEach paper sheds light on different aspects of the planet\u2019s atmospheric processes \u2013 a wonderful example of how our internationally-diverse science teams strengthen understanding of our solar system.\u201d<\/p>\n
Juno entered Jupiter\u2019s orbit in 2016. During each of the spacecraft\u2019s 37 passes of the planet to date, a specialized suite of instruments has peered below its turbulent cloud deck.<\/p>\n
Karen Fox \/ Alana Johnson
\nHeadquarters, Washington<\/p>\n
DC Agle
\nJet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<\/p>\n
Deb Schmid
\nSouthwest Research Institute, San Antonio<\/p>\n
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