“We are looking forward to people visiting our website and becoming part of the JunoCam imaging team,” says Candy Hansen (Planetary Science Institute) in a recent press release. NASA has also invited the public to play a role during each perijove pass, voting on features for JunoCam to target and image on each successive flyby. Expect to see the first peer-reviewed papers using Juno data over the next few months, as Jupiter gives up some of the secrets of its deep interior. Also, the zones and belts seen along the Jovian cloud tops may extend deep into the planet's interior, although how deep they go is still unclear. For example, the extensive magnetic field around Jupiter seems to be larger and more powerful than previously thought. ![]() We've also already seen some tantalizing science from these first few flybys. This image was taken on February 2, 2017. Juno looks down on Jupiter's south pole from a range of 47,600 miles (76,000 kilometers). We've already heard the exotic hiss and crackle of Jovian auroras courtesy of Juno, with more radio hits to come. As Junocam was delivering the eye candy, Juno's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) was also collecting data. The most recent pass brought Juno over the planet's southern pole, giving us a look at the cloud-streaked region dappled with the white ovals of storms. Juno is currently in a long elliptical orbit around Jupiter, taking 53 days to complete one circuit. “With every close flyby we are finding something new.” Welcome to Jovian Antarctica “(February 2nd) may be 'Groundhog Day' here on Earth, but it's never Groundhog Day when you are flying past Jupiter,” said Scott Bolton (Southwest Research Institute) in a recent press release. Despite previous problems, all eight instruments were available for this close science pass, and we're already seeing some great images from this past weekend. NASA's Juno spacecraft completed its fourth perijove pass just 2,670 miles (4,300 kilometers) above the Jovian cloud tops on Thursday, February 2nd at 12:57 UT / 7:57 AM EST. Jupiter definitely bucked the Groundhog Day trend this past February 2nd by never giving us the same view twice. ![]() An artist's concept of NASA's Juno spacecraft at Jupiter. NASA's Juno spacecraft continues to give us amazing views of Jupiter, now from its fourth perijove pass.
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