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Juno at Perijove-3: The south polar pentagon animated

[Note: This was originally posted on 2017 Jan.11, after Perijove-3, but was not made public until 2018 March 7, when

A white plume has erupted in a previously undisturbed sector of the SEB, and is likely to be the start

This report, pointing out features that can be identified in Juno’s images taken at Perijove-3, is a compilation of the

Here are images and a map made around the time of Juno’s Perijove-3 on Dec.11. (Please see the ‘Results from

Southern hemisphere Here are enhanced and annotated versions of the Perijove-3 images of the southern hemisphere. The general remarks and

Maps and projections These images are put into context by our predictive map for Dec.11 at: https://britastro.org/node/8411 and by an

Introduction This is the first of a series of posts pointing out features of interest in Juno’s images taken at

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, in orbit around Jupiter, is now beginning its proper mission, with all seven active instruments having performed

Animated maps, derived from JunoCam images by Gerald Eichstädt, now show the circulation of cyclonic storms in the North Polar

Here is a predictive map of Jupiter for 2016 Dec.11, the date of Juno’s perijove-3. It shows the expected positions