After giving a closer look at the distant universe, NASA has released images of Jupiter, its moons a
- Ancy Irin
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min read
After giving a closer look at the distant universe, NASA has released images of Jupiter, its moons and asteroids taken from the James Webb Space Telescope. In an official statement, NASA said that the new data includes images of Jupiter and images and spectra of several asteroids. The images give a clearer look at Jupiter and its moons, including Europa.
The image by the Webb Space Telescope shows the distinct bands or rings around the planet as well as the Great Red Spot on the giant planet. This is a storm on Jupiter, which is big enough to swallow Earth, according to NASA. The images are taken using the NIRCam instrument on the Webb Space telescope.
Keep in mind that the image of the Great Red Spot appears white in the image because of the way the infrared image was processed. Jupiter’s Europa moon along with the Thebe and Metis are also seen in another set of photos. The Europa moon is also the target of NASA’s forthcoming Europa Clipper mission.
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