VISUAL ARCHIVE / IMAGE STORY
Cyclones at the Poles
Juno’s polar views exposed atmospheric patterns earlier flybys could not follow this closely.
Near Jupiter’s poles, the familiar horizontal bands give way to enormous cyclones arranged in patterns earlier missions had never seen clearly.
THE OBSERVATION
What we can actually see.
JunoCam and other instruments observed groups of large cyclones around Jupiter’s poles. Their arrangement and evolution can be tracked in real images, although the forces maintaining those patterns require modeling.
THE ILLUSTRATION
What the artwork imagines.
The cloud colors, spacing, and dramatic vantage may be recomposed for impact. This illustration is inspired by observations rather than a calibrated JunoCam frame.
FROM THE ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE
The story that inspired it.
The article follows Juno’s extended work across Jupiter, Europa, and Io after its original mission plan. Juno’s polar views exposed atmospheric patterns earlier flybys could not follow this closely.
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The image interprets the research below. Follow the original work for the measurements and limits behind the scene.
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