An Ultraviolet View of Jupiter

An Ultraviolet View of Jupiter

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In in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition, NASA Hubble Space Telescope released a new photo of Jupiter in a color composite of ultraviolet wavelengths. The image includes a look at the “Great Red Spot.”

The data used to create this ultraviolet image is part of a Hubble proposal that looked at Jupiter’s stealthy superstorm system. The researchers plan to map deep water clouds using the Hubble data to define 3D cloud structures in Jupiter’s atmosphere.

Hubble has a long history of observing the outer planets. From the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacts to studying Jupiter’s storms, Hubble’s decades-long career and unique vantage point provide astronomers with valuable data to chart the evolution of this dynamic planet.

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