Gemini North Infrared View of Jupiter
Gemini North Infrared View of Jupiter
This infrared view of Jupiter was created from data captured on 11 January 2017 with the Near-InfraRed Imager (NIRI) instrument at Gemini North in Hawaiʻi, the northern member of the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. It is actually a mosaic of individual frames that were combined to produce a global portrait of the planet.
In the image warmer areas appear bright, including four large hot spots that appear in a row just north of the equator. South of the equator, the oval-shaped and cloud-covered Great Red Spot appears dark.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, M.H. Wong (UC Berkeley) et al.
Acknowledgments: M. Zamani
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2116a |
Type: | Planetary |
Release date: | May 11, 2021, noon |
Related releases: | noirlab2116 |
Size: | 1400 x 1304 px |
About the Object
Name: | Jupiter |
Category: | Solar System |
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Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Infrared M' | 4.68 μm | Gemini North NIRI |