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Jupiter Map – Annotated
False color cylindrical map of Jupiter, constructed from a set of images of the planet obtained with the WFPC2 on the Hubble Space Telescope. Individual frames were obtained on May 9 and May 10, 2008. The images were deprojected and mosaiced together. The map shows latitudes betw...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2008
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2008-23-2356-image
False color cylindrical map of Jupiter, constructed from a set of images of the planet obtained with the WFPC2 on the Hubble Space Telescope. Individual frames were obtained on May 9 and May 10, 2008. The images were deprojected and mosaiced together. The map shows latitudes between +/-70 deg. The resolution is a quarter degree in latitude and longitude. Images were combined at 673, 502, and 410 nm, as red, green, and blue colors.
Credits
M. Wong and I. de Pater (University of California, Berkeley)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 | HST Proposal: I. de Pater, P. Marcus, M. Wong, and X. Asay-Davis (University of California, Berkeley), and C. Go (University of San Carlos, Philippines). |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | May 9-10, 2008 |
| Filters | 410 nm, 502 nm, and 673 nm |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample various wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F410 M Green: F502 N Red: F673 N |
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