NASA has published a stunning new global view of the planet Jupiter using data from its Juno space probe, but the image itself was created by a volunteer citizen scientist
. Although it only occasionally makes a close pass of Jupiter , when it does so it shoots images, as it spins, using its basic two-megapixel, 58° field of view camera. Those raw images are then uploaded toWhat does the 'Jupiter Marble' image show?
Kevin Gill's latest image of Jupiter features its Great Red Spot and turbulent southern hemisphere. It's a color-enhanced composite of three images captured by JunoCam as Juno performed a close pass of the gas giant on Feb. 12, 2019, between 9:59 a.m. PST and 10:39 p.m. PST . It was Juno's 17th science pass of Jupiter.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M.
Citizen scientist Björn Jónsson created this global map of Jupiter in equirectangular projection using photos of from two NASA probes. Jupiter's equatorial areas are taken from photos sent back by NASA's Cassini probe in 2000 when it flew past Jupiter on its way to Saturn, while the polar areas come from JunoCam.Who are these 'citizen scientists'?
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