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Jupiter's Great Red Spot (1995, WFPC2)
CreditsNASA, ESA, and R. Beebe (New Mexico State University)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2014-24-3370-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and R. Beebe (New Mexico State University)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 | The Jupiter image is from HST proposals PI: R. Beebe (New Mexico State University), M. Belton (NOAO/AURA), C. Cunningham (Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science), P. Gierasch (Cornell University), A. Ingersoll (Caltech), G. Orton (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. Pollack (NASA Ames Research Center), and K. Rages (SETI Institute) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | 1995 |
| Filters | F410M, F555W, and F673N |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: F410MGreen: F555WRed: F673N |
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