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During its 61st close flyby of Jupiter on May 12, 2024, NASA\u2019s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of the giant planet\u2019s northern hemisphere. It provides a detailed view of chaotic clouds and cyclonic storms in an area known to scientists as a folded filamentary region. In these regions, the zonal jets that create the familiar banded patterns in Jupiter\u2019s clouds break down, leading to turbulent patterns and cloud structures that rapidly evolve over the course of only a few days.<\/p>\n
Citizen scientist Gary Eason made this image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument, applying digital processing techniques to enhance color and clarity.<\/p>\n
At the time the raw image was taken, the Juno spacecraft was about 18,000 miles (29,000 kilometers) above Jupiter\u2019s cloud tops, at a latitude of about 68 degrees north of the equator.<\/p>\n
JunoCam\u2019s raw images are available for the public to peruse and process into image products at More information about NASA citizen science can be found at and <\/p>\n
More information about Juno is at and For more about this finding and other science results, see <\/p>\n<\/div>\n