Jupiter
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A Jupiter video animation taken by the Cassini spacecraft during the gravity assist flyby (54 k) |
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A Great Red Spot animation(24 k) |
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the strom on Jupiter that is three times as big as Earth: the Great Red Spot |
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A Jupiter storm cloud with magnificent wispy detail (13 k) |
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Jupiter's moon Ganymede taken by Galileo (7 k) |
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Galileo vs Voyager - comparing new and old Ganymede images with SF Bay images (36 k) |
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Callisto - Galileo catches Callisto! (37 k) NEW! |
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Europa - Galileo delivers surface features galore! (47 k) |
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Io, I owe, so off to work I go! The best image of this volcanic moon of Jupiter. (45 k) |
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Volcano on Io - the colorful volcanic crater Tupan Patera (22 k) NEW! |
Tupan Patera is a volcanic depression, about 47 miles (75 kilometers) across, surrounded by cliffs about 3,000 feet (900 meters) tall. The color is only slightly enhanced from what the human eye would see. The red in the image includes a small amount of infrared energy. Tupan Patera is named after a Brazilian thunder god. Resolution is 135 meters (443 feet) per picture element. Shows varied results of lava interacting with sulfur-rich materials.
