You've never seen Jupiter's swirling clouds like this before

[Judi Lynn]

Digital Writers
theweathernetwork.com

Saturday, April 4th 2020, 5:59 pm - The Juno spacecraft sent back the image in February, and it was released by NASA last week.

- video at link -

We're betting you've never seen Jupiter like this before.

NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped a picture of high-altitude haze in the northern hemisphere of the solar system's largest gas giant in February, and the agency released it publicly last week.

Up close, the image makes the planet look for all the world like a large precious stone, swirling with strata:



More:
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/nasa-releases-new-shot-of-jupiters-northern-clouds

[The Magistrate]

1. That Was My Thought Immediately, Ma'am

Looks like an especially attractive slab of agate.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. Makes me think of

Asperatus clouds..on earth

[2naSalit]

3. My frist impression was

a mix of some dark imagining of Van Gogh and a pterodactyl... I don't know.

Then I read the caption. It does look like some very detailed stone of some sort.

[MontanaMama]

4. Wow.

just amazing. What a universe!

[wackadoo wabbit]

5. It's very beautiful, but I must admit that when I saw it, the first thing that came to mind was this

Thanks for posting it!

[eppur_se_muova]

9. LOL! Need to buy myself a collection of Gahan Wilson books. nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. Wow. How amazing.

And thank you for all of the wonderful science things you post.

[StarryNite]

7. Truly amazing!

Thank you for posting.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. I'm so thankful that we have you to share these wonderful tidbits with us.

Thank you!



❤ lmsp