Galileo Jupiter Images – Great Red Spot mosaic (3)
Great Red Spot mosaic (3)
A 3x2 mosaic of the Great Red Spot (GRS) that Galileo obtained during its first orbit of Jupiter on June 26, 1996 at approximately 14:30 UTC. It is based on data obtained through two filters, a 756 nm near infrared filter and a violet filter. The image shows the GRS from the spacecraft's vantage point, i.e. it is not map projected. When the original images were obtained, Galileo was 1.5 million km from Jupiter and the resolution of the original images is ~30 km/pixel.
Great Red Spot (enhanced)
In this image, the color and contrast have been exaggerated to enhance the visibility of various features and the image has been processed with an unsharp mask to more clearly show small scale features.
Viewing geometry
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