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A View of Crescent Jupiter from Juno
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If you could ride along with NASA's Juno spacecraft as it approaches Jupiter during one of its regular close passes by the giant planet, you would be treated to a striking vista similar to this one. Unlike the Moon or Venus, this view of Jupiter in a crescent phase is impossible to see from Earth, even using a telescope. Since Jupiter's orbit is outside Earth's, an observer on Earth can only see the side of Jupiter that is illuminated by the Sun, so the planet always appears full.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA View of Crescent Jupiter from Juno. NASA/JPL, 2022-02-22. Public domain. ID: PIA25013.
