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Jupiter's South Pole Cyclones in 2016
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Jupiter's South Pole Cyclones in 2016

NASA / JPL · 2019-12-12 · photograph (digital archive)

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Six cyclones can be seen at Jupiter's south pole in this infrared image taken on Feb. 2, 2017, during the 3rd science pass of NASA's Juno spacecraft. Juno's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument measures heat radiated from the planet at an infrared wavelength of around 5 microns.

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Credit lineJupiter's South Pole Cyclones in 2016. NASA/JPL, 2019-12-12. Public domain. ID: PIA23556.
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