Hubble image archive

Jupiter (WFC3/UVIS, April 21, 2014)

CreditsNASA, ESA, and A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center); Acknowledgment: C.Go

Date
Jan 1, 2014
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2014-24-3372-image
By

Credits

NASA, ESA, and A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center);
Acknowledgment: C.Go

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameJupiter
Object DescriptionPlanet
DistanceThe semi-major axis of Jupiter's orbit about the Sun is 5.2 astronomical units (483 million miles or 778 million km).
DimensionsThe planet has a diameter of roughly 88,789 miles (142,984 km) at the equator.
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe Jupiter imageis from HST proposal PI: A. Simon (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), G. Orton (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. Rogers (University of Cambridge, UK), and M. Wong and I. de Pater (University of California, Berkeley)
InstrumentHST>WFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesApril 21, 2014
FiltersF395N, F502W, and F631N
About The Image
Color InfoBlue: F395NGreen: F502WRed: F631N

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