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Jupiter (June 1999)

CreditsThe Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA) and Amy Simon (Cornell U.)

Date
Jan 1, 1999
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-1999-29-860-image
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Credits

The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA) and Amy Simon (Cornell U.)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameJupiter, Great Red Spot
Object DescriptionPlanet and High-pressure Cyclonic Storm
Distance5.2 Astronomical Units (778 million km or 483 million miles )
Dimensions142,984 km or 88,789 miles (at equator). Diameter of Great Red Spot: 24,800 km or 15,400 miles (lengthwise). Visual Magnitude: -2.6 magnitude (at opposition)
About The Data
Data DescriptionPrincipal Astronomers: A. Simon (Cornell U.), R. Beebe (NMSU), and collaborators, H. B. Hammel (Space Science Institute, MIT), R. Beebe (NMSU), J. T. Clarke (U. Michigan) , R. A. West (JPL), A. Storrs (STScI), and collaborators, H. Bond, C. Christian, J. English, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, A. Kinney, Z. Levay, K. Noll (The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
InstrumentHST>WFPC2
Exposure DatesJune 1999
FiltersF410M, F439 (B), F555W (V), F673N [SII], F718, F953N [SIII]

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