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New views of Jupiter

Posted by in Today's Image | May 14, 2018

At a meeting of experts in London last week, citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran wowed the audience with this new composite, plus a new dazzling animation, of the giant planet Jupiter.

View larger. | As the Juno spacecraft swung away from Jupiter’s south pole following its close approach on April 1, 2018, it acquired the images to create this composite. Image via NASA/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Seán Doran. Read more about this image via Europlanet.

Read more about this work by Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran from Europlanet

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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