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    Hubble Catches Jupiter Changing Its Stripes

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    This is a close-up planetary image of Jupiter, showing its characteristic banded atmospheric structure with alternating light zones and dark belts. The image reveals complex cloud dynamics including swirling vortices, turbulent eddies, and large white oval storm systems in the equatorial and mid-latitude regions. The image appears to be from a spacecraft flyby, likely Voyager 1 or 2, based on image quality and color rendering.

    WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    09.22.2009

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    *Description*: Full field image of Jupiter taken with WFPC2 on March 25, 2007. Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Jupiter Object Description: Planet Distance: The semi-major axis of Jupiter's orbit about the sun is 5.2 Astronomical Units (778 million km or 483 million miles). Dimensions: The planet has a diameter of roughly 88,789 miles (142,984 km) at the equator. About the Data/Images Proposal: 11096: K. Noll (STScI), H. Weaver (Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory), A. Simon-Miller (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), M. Mutchler, H. Bond, C. Christian, Z. Levay, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, W. Januszewski, and T. Roman (STScI), J. Clarke Boston University), and J. Spencer (Southwest Research Institute) 11310: A. Sanchez-Lavega, S. Perez-Hoyos, R. Hueso (University of the Basque Country), E. Garcia-Melendo (Institute for Space Studies of Catalonia, Spain), G. Orton (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), and A. Simon-Miller (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Instrument: WFPC2 WFPC2 Exposure Date(s): March 25, 2007 June 5, 2007 Image Credit NASA, ESA, and A. Simon-Miller (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA, ESA, and A. Sanchez-Lavega (University of the Basque Country, Spain) About the Image Release Date: June 28, 2007 Orientation: Jupiter - June 5, 2007 [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2007/25/images/c/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2007-25d

    NASA Identifier: SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2007-25d

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    Date Taken: 09.22.2009
    Date Posted: 10.10.2012 14:42
    Photo ID: 700695
    Resolution: 1483x1536
    Size: 182.91 KB
    Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US

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