BEHIND THE NEWS - 6 MAY 2007
Stunning new images of Jupiter
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back amazing new images of the Jupiter system - stunning scientists with never-before-seen perspectives of the giant planet's atmosphere, rings, moons and magnetosphere.
These new views include the closest peek yet at the Earth-sized 'Little Red Spot' storm churning materials through Jupiter's cloud tops; and of volcanic eruptions and circular grooves on the planet's largest moons, including Io.
Movies made from New Horizons images also provide an unprecedented look at ring dynamics, with the tiny inner moons Metis and Adrastea appearing to shepherd the materials around the rings.
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- Gallery: See Jupiter pics
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back amazing new images of the Jupiter system - stunning scientists with never-before-seen perspectives of the giant planet's atmosphere, rings, moons and magnetosphere.
These new views include the closest peek yet at the Earth-sized 'Little Red Spot' storm churning materials through Jupiter's cloud tops; and of volcanic eruptions and circular grooves on the planet's largest moons, including Io.
Movies made from New Horizons images also provide an unprecedented look at ring dynamics, with the tiny inner moons Metis and Adrastea appearing to shepherd the materials around the rings.
- Read the full story
- Gallery: See Jupiter pics