Space / 2001-01-03
Jupiter Hot Spot
NASA's image library records Jupiter Hot Spot.
In this movie clip (of which the release image is a still frame), created from images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, the blue region in the center is a relatively cloud-free area where thermal radiation from warmer, deeper levels emerges. NASA's Galileo probe in 1995 entered Jupiter's atmosphere in a similar area. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.
A CLOSER LOOK
In this movie clip (of which the release image is a still frame), created from images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, the blue region in the center is a relatively cloud-free area where thermal radiation from warmer, deeper levels emerges. NASA's Galileo probe in 1995 entered Jupiter's atmosphere in a similar area. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02875
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
NASA Image and Video LibraryJupiter Hot SpotOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.