NASA Releases Stunning Video Of Jupiter, Captured By Juno Spacecraft

WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – American space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) never fails to amaze with its updates.

Reported by NDTV, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has shared a video on Instagram that gives a glimpse of the gas giant Jupiter.

The footage was captured by NASA’s Juno mission during a close flight. It was photographed 2,500 miles (3,200 kilometers) above Jupiter on April 9.

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This is Juno’s 41st flight over Jupiter and the spacecraft is traveling at 210,000 kilometers per hour relative to planet this.

That’s more than seven times faster than the International Space Station (ISS).

The video in the form of an animated sequence, posted by NASA on Instagram, has been created by Citizen Scientist Andrea Luck using JunoCam image data in its raw form.

The Juno spacecraft has completed another fly-by of Jupiter, capturing stunning images of the planet’s southern hemisphere.

Closer inspection of the photo reveals two additional celestial bodies nearby: Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa.

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Jupiter, the largest planet in solar systemhas 53 recognizable moons and another 26 months that have not been named.

Although the rocky moon lo is the most volcanic globe in the solar system, Europa’s frozen surface hides a large ocean of liquid water beneath.

According to NASA, Juno will take a closer and more detailed look at Europa in September this year when it makes its closest flight to the enigmatic moon in decades.

Juno was launched by NASA in August 2011, on a five-year run.

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It reached Jupiter in July 2016. It will continue its investigation of the solar system’s largest planet for the next three years, or 2025, when the mission is scheduled to end.

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