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New Images of Jupiter From Cassini

Posted by chrisd on from the nuclear-imaging dept.

Mike Parsons writes "BBC News is showing some new images of Jupiter recorded by the cameras from the Cassini spacecraft. Here is a quote: Cloudy belts and zones dominate Jupiter's appearance - the darker belts alternating with lighter zones. Scientists think the pale zones are areas of rising atmosphere, partly because many clouds on Earth form where atmosphere rises. Conversely, the dark belts have been viewed as areas where the atmosphere descends. However, pictures from the Cassini spacecraft tell a different story."

2 of 10 comments (clear)

  1. Whoever it is who keeps posting these... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    please carry on posting them! WOW! I mean some of the pics are incredible. This is the best page for the pics.

  2. Saturn images by FrostedWheat · · Score: 4, Informative

    A little more recent: Cassini took it's first picture of Saturn! It is 285 million km from the planet, and if it can get images that good then I can't wait to see what it returns when it gets there!

    (My best attempt at taking a picture of Saturn is here - hmpf ... )