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Juno transmits first intimate snapshots of Jupiter

Spacecraft reveals details of gas giant’s poles, auroras

Jupiter's north pole

CLOUD CURLS Jupiter’s northern pole is covered in whirling clouds in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on August 27.

JPL-Caltech/NASA, SWRI, MSSS

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

Swirling clouds blanket Jupiter’s northern and southern poles in the first closeup images of the planet taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.