Juno spacecraft captures color-enhanced view of Jupiter's northern hemisphere during 61st flyby
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NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a color-enhanced image of Jupiter's northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby on May 12, 2024. Citizen scientist Gary Eason processed the raw JunoCam data to enhance color and clarity, revealing chaotic clouds and cyclonic storms in a folded filamentary region where zonal jets create the planet's familiar banded patterns.
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Citizen scientist Gary Eason made this image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument, applying digital processing techniques to enhance color and clarity.
It provides a detailed view of chaotic clouds and cyclonic storms in an area known to scientists as a folded filamentary region.
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