Check out the amazing 3D animation of Jupiter's frozen clouds
Dr. Gerald Aishasht's new video offers a fascinating look at Jupiter's stormy atmosphere.
Jupiter never looked so delicious.
Frozen clouds of Jupiter
Frozen clouds of Jupiter
As NASA's intrepid Juno probe flies past Jupiter's moon Europa next week to probe the moon's icy crust with its Microwave Radiometer (MWR), a new video animation of the gas giant's clouded clouds that appear to be a The cupcakes are frosted, giving a wonderful look to this massive. atmosphere of the planet
Thanks to citizen scientist, mathematician and software developer Dr Gerald Eichstad at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 in Granada, we have a glimpse of the gentle twists, turns and turns that might lead you to the nearest bakery. For a sweet treat, however, put aside those tempting thoughts of dessert because these legendary toxic clouds above Jupiter will not taste appetizing at all.
Fluffy, spiky clouds rise from the reddish-pink haze above Jupiter's atmosphere.
Jupiter's clouds as seen from JunoCam (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt)
"From theoretical models, clouds are expected to be composed of different chemical species, ammonia, ammonium hydrosulfide and water ice from top to bottom," explains Dr. Eichstädt. "When we calibrate our data thanks to other measurements of the same clouds, we test and refine the theoretical predictions and get a better 3D picture of the chemical composition."
The 30-second animated video uses images taken by the vehicle's JunoCam, the visible light-sensitive camera mounted on NASA's Juno spacecraft. The probe was first launched on August 5, 2011 and arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016. JunoCam was installed on Juno to help generate public excitement for the ten-year Jovian mission and provide easy access to citizen scientists and working astronomers. Images obtained during the flyby of the planets.
By collecting the visible light intensity data captured by the camera, this information is used as the basic material to create a breathtaking 3D view from the height. Dr. Eichstädt's short animation shows a pass 8,410 miles (13,536 km) above Jupiter's wavy clouds as you zoom in on your 43rd flyby.
Dr. Eichstätd adds: "The Juno mission gives us an opportunity to observe Jupiter in a way that is basically inaccessible by ground-based telescopic observations. We can look at the same cloud features from very different angles in a matter of minutes. do." opens in a new tab).
This opens up a new opportunity to extract 3D elevation models of Jupiter's cloud tops. Images of chaotic storms on Jupiter appear to have come to life, showing clouds at varying heights.
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