A NASA
spacecraft has sent back some fascinating images taken incredibly close to
Jupiter’s cloud tops.
The Juno spacecraft
has been orbiting Jupiter since July 5, 2016. The furthest solar-powered
spacecraft ever to be sent into space from Earth, it is currently about 500
million miles away from Earth travelling at speeds of approximately 127,000
mph.
During
its four years in orbit, Juno has been investigating into Jupiter from an
elliptical polar orbit.
This
elliptical orbit views Juno spend most of the time a rational distance away
from Jupiter. However, for a small period of time after every 53 days, it allows
Juno to get close to Jupiter’s cloud tops, allowing for some incredibly breathtaking
imagery.
Jupiter
is the largest planet in our solar system, and also rotates faster than any
other planets – a full day is completed in mere 10 hours.
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