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Jupiter's Great Red Spot (2009, WFC3/UVIS)
CreditsNASA, ESA, and H. Hammel (Space Science Institute and AURA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2014-24-3373-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and H. Hammel (Space Science Institute and AURA)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Jupiter |
| Object Description | Planet |
| Distance | The semi-major axis of Jupiter's orbit about the Sun is 5.2 astronomical units (483 million miles or 778 million km). |
| Dimensions | The planet has a diameter of roughly 88,789 miles (142,984 km) at the equator. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This Jupiter image is from HST proposal : PI: H. Hammel (Space Science Institute), A. Simon (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center), T. Clarke (Boston University), I. de Pater (University of California, Berkeley), K. Noll (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center), G. Orton (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), A. Sanchez-Lavega (Universidad del País Vasco), and M. Wong (University of California, Berkeley) |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | 2009 |
| Filters | FQ437N, FQ508N, and FQ634N |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: FQ437NGreen: FQ508NRed: FQ634N |
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