NASA's new Jupiter image is stunning

Get the Full StorySome 484 million miles from coronavirus-beleaguered Earth lies the gas giant Jupiter, and its stormy, magnificent atmosphere.

One of the latest images NASA's Juno spacecraft sent back to Earth shows a view of the planet's churning northern region. Juno captured it on Feb. 17, during a "close" swing by Jupiter which means Juno was some 15,610 miles above these clouds.

Jupiter, wow.

Image: NASA JPL SwRI MSSS

Image processing by Gerald Eichst dt

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Of particular interest amid the swirling clouds and spinning storms are the thin, hazy bands, which run from top to bottom in the image. Read more...More about Space, Nasa, Jupiter, Science, and Space

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