JunoCam at PJ45: Jupiter

Here’s a report on the PJ45 Jupiter images, in our usual style.  Highlights include:

–A 6-hour sequence of inbound images, which mapped much of the northern hemisphere;

–A methane-band map of the North Polar Hood, confirming large undulations recently mapped in ground-based images, and giving a rotation rate for them;

–A view of the only still-dark ‘barge’ in the NEB, and subtle cloud textures nearby;

–White ovals with ‘anticyclonic’ appearance in the cyclonic SEB.

(1) Text, PDF:  PJ45-Report-2_Jupiter 

(2) Mini-figures, PDF:  PJ45-Report-2_Minifigures 

(3) Full-size figures, ZIP:  PJ45-Report-1_Europa_Figures 

Below is a small copy of the PJ45 global map.

https://britastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Fig6_PJ45_cyl-maps_all-merged-scaled.jpg

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