Behold this fantastic 3D animation of Jupiter's frosting-like clouds - Space.com
Gerald Eichstädt's new video provides a wondrous look at Jupiter's stormy atmosphere.
As NASA's intrepid Juno probe takes a closeup flyby of Jupiter's satellite Europa next week to penetrate the moon's frozen crust with its microwave radiometer (MWR), a new video animation of the gas giant's frosted-cupcake-looking clouds offers a superb peek at the massive planet's atmosphere."Once we calibrate our data thanks to other measurements of the same cloud tops, we will test and refine the theoretical predictions and have a better 3D picture of the chemical composition.".
— Jupiter is at its closest to Earth in 59 years, NASA says.— NASA's Juno probe will peer beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa.This 30-second animated video employs stills captured by the vehicle's JunoCam, which is the sensitive visible-light camera installed on NASA's Juno spacecraft.Dr Eichstädt's animated short reveals a pass made at an altitude of 8,410 miles (13,536 kilometers) above Jupiter's billowing cloud tops while zooming past on its 43rd flyby. .
We can look at the same cloud features from very different angles within only a few minutes," adds Dr.
"This has opened up a new opportunity to derive 3D elevation models of Jupiter's cloud tops.