The Juno mission to Jupiter has produced images that may become the most iconic shots of our solar system's largest planet, in addition to incredibly valuable science. Some of the most memorable photos so far have shown us the gas giant's swirling, inky atmosphere. It's hard not to compare what's come back to a painting because of the surreally gorgeous patterns flowing through the planet's atmosphere.
This new image shared by NASA comes from the spacecraft's close approach to Jupiter back on February 17 of this year. The image, processed by citizen scientist Gerald Eichstädt, shows mysterious bands that run through the center of the image. They've been spotted as far back as 2016, but scientists aren't exactly sure what the streaks are. NASA says the streaks are "layers of haze particles that float above the underlying cloud features." There's been speculation that they're influenced by jetstreams that exist on either side of the bands.
NASA/JPL/SwRI/MSSS; image processing by Gerald Eichstädt
Juno was about 15,610 miles above the planet's atmosphere when it took this photo on its 25th close flyby.
The spacecraft will continue taking photos, among other things, once every 53 days until July 2021, at the earliest.
Here’s what Russia’s 2020 disinformation operations look like, according to two experts on social media and propaganda. By DARREN LINVILL & PATRICK WARREN Internet trolls don’t troll. Not the professionals at least. Professional trolls don’t go on social media to antagonize liberals or belittle conservatives. They are not narrow minded, drunk or angry. They don’t lack basic English language skills. They certainly aren’t “somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds,” as the president once put it. Your stereotypical trolls do exist on social media, but the amateurs aren’t a threat to Western democracy. Professional trolls, on the other hand, are the tip of the spear in the new digital, ideological battleground. To combat the threat they pose, we must first understand them — and take them seriously. MORE: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/russia-troll-2020-election-interference-twitter-916482/ Posted by Jamie B.
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