您现在的位置是:探索 >>正文
【】
探索48人已围观
简介Jupiter's north pole is unsettling, at best. It's comprised of one giant storm encircled by eight sp ...
Jupiter's north pole is unsettling, at best. It's comprised of one giant storm encircled by eight spinning cyclones -- all of which have larger diameters than the moon.
Fortunately, this nightmarish place orbits as far as 600 million miles away from Earth. But for those willing, NASA scientists have made a 3D tour through the tempestuous clouds.
SEE ALSO:NASA's TESS is going to be your new favorite space missionUnveiled Wednesday at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, the 1 minute and 20-second plunge through what appears to be hell's inferno is composed of images taken by a camera aboard the Juno spacecraft, which is currently orbiting the planet.
Describing Jupiter's north pole (or atmosphere generally) as hell, however, is misleading, as it's quite cold. The bright yellow clouds are around 9 degrees Fahrenheit, while the dark red clouds plummet down to minus-181 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NASA.
Juno caught these images of Jupiter's north pole during its during its fourth close pass by the planet. The camera used, JIRAM, is an infrared camera, so it can capture clouds 45 miles down from the cloud tops during either day or night (infrared is a non-visible form of light).
Prior to Juno's arrival at Jupiter in 2016, Jupiter largely remained a mystery.

"Before Juno, we could only guess what Jupiter’s poles would look like,” Alberto Adriani, Juno co-investigator from the Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology in Rome, said in a statement.
“Now, with Juno flying over the poles at a close distance it permits the collection of infrared imagery on Jupiter’s polar weather patterns and its massive cyclones in unprecedented spatial resolution.”
So far, Juno has mapped about a third of the planet, having travelled some 122 million miles during 11 close passes by Jupiter's roiling clouds.
Juno will dive in for its twelfth (terrifying) pass on May 24.
Featured Video For You
Scientists found a weird galaxy without dark matter
Tags:
转载:欢迎各位朋友分享到网络,但转载请说明文章出处“夫榮妻貴網”。http://new.maomao321.com/news/95d53999365.html
相关文章
Singapore gets world's first driverless taxis
探索SINGAPORE -- The world's first self-driving taxis started picking up passengers in Singapore on Thur ...
【探索】
阅读更多A former CIA agent is crowdfunding an attempt to buy Twitter just to ban Trump
探索UPDATEDAug. 24, 2017 3:45 pm ET: Updated to include comments by Plame and new fundraiser totals.Ever ...
【探索】
阅读更多Download this: Off the Menu Club is the answer to all your foodie prayers
探索Most people know about In-N-Out Burger's animal style fries, Jamba Juice's gummy bear smoothies, and ...
【探索】
阅读更多
热门文章
- There's a big piece of fake chicken stuck to this phone case
- Meet the Muslim YouTuber making people laugh as he tackles extremism and Islamophobia
- Mercury is in retrograde and Drake is wearing socks with Rihanna on them
- 520 elephants have new, safer homes thanks to a record relocation effort
- Whyd voice
- America's most popular Nazi website finds a new home in Russia
最新文章
Despite IOC ban, Rio crowds get their political messages across
New Star Wars film might include Princes Harry and William
Teen detained then released for dancing the Macarena on a Saudi Arabian street
'Game of Thrones' fans have a huge theory about Arya's endgame
Satisfy your Olympics withdrawals with Nike's latest app
Camel blocking traffic doesn't care about your afternoon plans