{"id":18212,"date":"2018-12-26T18:09:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T10:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/ho-ho-juno-nasa-orbiter-delivers-lots-of-holiday-goodies-from-jupiters-north-pole\/"},"modified":"2018-12-26T18:09:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T10:09:16","slug":"ho-ho-juno-nasa-orbiter-delivers-lots-of-holiday-goodies-from-jupiters-north-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/ho-ho-juno-nasa-orbiter-delivers-lots-of-holiday-goodies-from-jupiters-north-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Ho, ho, Juno! NASA orbiter delivers lots of holiday goodies from Jupiter\u2019s north pole"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_470343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470343\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-470343\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/181226-perijove-630x395.jpg\" alt=\"Juno view of Jupiter\" width=\"630\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/181226-perijove-630x395.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/181226-perijove-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/181226-perijove.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-470343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enhanced images from NASA\u2019s Juno orbiter show cloud patterns on Jupiter (NASA \/ JPL-Caltech \/ SwRI \/ MSSS \/ Gerald Eichst\u00e4dt \/ Brian Swift \/ Se\u00e1n Doran Photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Santa Claus isn\u2019t the only one bearing gifts from the north pole at this time of year. NASA\u2019s Juno orbiter also delivered a sackful of presents over the holidays, but from the pole of a different planet: Jupiter.<\/p>\n<p>Every 53 days, the bus-sized spacecraft makes a close encounter with our solar system\u2019s biggest planet, as part of a mission that was launched in 2011 and reached Jupiter in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Juno\u2019s main mission is to study Jupiter\u2019s magnetic field and gravitational field, to give scientists a deeper understanding of the gas giant\u2019s internal composition. But a visible-light camera called JunoCam was included on the probe, primarily to boost public outreach and education.<\/p>\n<p>The latest encounter, known as Perijove 17, occurred on Dec. 21 and went over Jupiter\u2019s north pole. One of the scientific objectives was to take pictures of the planet\u2019s faint aurora with Juno\u2019s navigational camera, known as the Stellar Reference Unit.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, JunoCam captured close-up views of Jupiter\u2019s cloud tops, providing lots of raw imagery to keep image-processing gurus busy over the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sampling of pictures from Perijove 17:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/jccwrt\/status\/1077677890366566400<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevinmgill\/status\/1077804203685244928<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/_TheSeaning\/status\/1077880165131264000<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/_TheSeaning\/status\/1077593763936194560<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1077562723100172288&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2018%2Fho-ho-juno-nasa-orbiter-delivers-lots-holiday-goodies-jupiters-north-pole%2F&amp;sessionId=2d7df7ba141871c751c9d63f58dd5cbbc8b20be5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782801980505155657=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy holidays from Juno at Jupiter! This is image PJ17_17 (&#8220;PJ17 Jet N5&#8221;) obtained by @NASAJuno on December 21, 2018. Approximately true color\/contrast versions and enhanced versions. pic.twitter.com\/5XgahahaAP<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bj\u00f6rn J\u00f3nsson (@bjorn_jons) December 25, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1077325629513744389&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2018%2Fho-ho-juno-nasa-orbiter-delivers-lots-holiday-goodies-jupiters-north-pole%2F&amp;sessionId=2d7df7ba141871c751c9d63f58dd5cbbc8b20be5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782801980505155657=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They have started coming down!  #Jupiter Perijove 17 #Juno #NASA #space #science #WeareLM #photography #ChristmasEve #STEM #art <br \/>\ud83d\udcf8: NASA\/SWRI\/MSSS\/Wil Santiago pic.twitter.com\/jbGVxF0d6n<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wil Santiago (@SpaceWilS) December 24, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And here are a few highlights from past perijoves. Stay tuned for more in 2019!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/_TheSeaning\/status\/1076990782802935809<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1077854450457477121&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2018%2Fho-ho-juno-nasa-orbiter-delivers-lots-holiday-goodies-jupiters-north-pole%2F&amp;sessionId=2d7df7ba141871c751c9d63f58dd5cbbc8b20be5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782801980505155657=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to @_TheSeaning &amp; @NASAJuno, this photo is the best photo of 2018, chosen by thousands of visitors from the Dutch popular-scientific @Scientias. https:\/\/t.co\/HEO8Xw24Ki pic.twitter.com\/3312IKi8jZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Kraaijvanger (@timkraaijvanger) December 26, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1068633871577542656&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2018%2Fho-ho-juno-nasa-orbiter-delivers-lots-holiday-goodies-jupiters-north-pole%2F&amp;sessionId=2d7df7ba141871c751c9d63f58dd5cbbc8b20be5&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782801980505155657=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So long and thanks for all the fish! \ud83d\udc2c<\/p>\n<p>A cloud in the shape of a dolphin appears to be swimming through #Jupiter\u2019s cloud bands in this series of color-enhanced images https:\/\/t.co\/qo3SBTiMvI pic.twitter.com\/sRY4bgwThN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA&#8217;s Juno Mission (@NASAJuno) November 30, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/_TheSeaning\/status\/1076805427743080450<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enhanced images from NASA\u2019s Juno orbiter show cloud patterns on Jupiter (NASA \/ JPL-Caltech \/ SwRI \/ MSSS \/ Gerald Eichst\u00e4dt \/ Brian Swift \/ Se\u00e1n Doran Photos) Santa Claus isn\u2019t the only one bearing gifts from the north pole at this time of year. 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