Fresh data reveals no sign of bands around Jupiter

After scientists recently reported exciting new discoveries about Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft sent images of the planet taken during a trek from its north to south poles last month. The images were released recently.

Juno made the journey on Aug. 27 at a range of about 2,500 miles above the planet’s clouds. NASA wrote on its website that the JunoCam transmitted six megabytes of data from its six-hour journey. The early results have produced fresh data on the planet that have scientists excited.

It’s bluer in color up there than other parts of the planet, and there are a lot of storms. Also, there is no sign of the latitudinal bands or zone and belts -- this image is hardly recognizable as Jupiter. The clouds have shadows, possibly indicating that the clouds are at a higher altitude than other features.

NASA said all eight of Juno’s science instruments collected data. Joining the mission was the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM), supplied by the Italian Space Agency. The JIRAM transmitted infrared images of the planet’s poles. The JIRAM is said to be the first of its kind to see the southern aurora on Jupiter

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