Space / 2019-12-12
Jupiter's South Pole Cyclones in 2016
Jupiter's South Pole Cyclones in 2016
NASA's image library records Jupiter's South Pole Cyclones in 2016.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
Six cyclones can be seen at Jupiter's south pole in this infrared image taken on Feb. 2, 2017, during the 3rd science pass of NASA's Juno spacecraft. Juno's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument measures heat radiated from the planet at an infrared wavelength of around 5 microns. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23556