{"id":18431,"date":"2018-07-20T18:35:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T10:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/enjoy-julys-gems-from-juno-at-jupiter\/"},"modified":"2018-07-20T18:35:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T10:35:13","slug":"enjoy-julys-gems-from-juno-at-jupiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/enjoy-julys-gems-from-juno-at-jupiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy July\u2019s gems from Juno at Jupiter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jupiter\u2019s clouds swirl in a view captured by NASA\u2019s Juno orbiter during Perijove 14. (NASA \/ JPL-Caltech \/ SwRI \/ MSSS \/ Gerald Eichst\u00e4dt \/ Se\u00e1n Doran)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NASA\u2019s Juno orbiter made another close pass of Jupiter this week, and that means there\u2019s another crop of stunning pictures embellished by legions of citizen scientists.<\/p>\n

Every 53 days, the bus-sized spacecraft reaches the closest point in its orbit around the giant planet.  The latest flyby, known as Perijove 14, took place late Sunday night and brought Juno within about 2,200 miles (3,500 kilometers) of the giant planet\u2019s cloud tops.<\/p>\n

Juno\u2019s main mission is to measure Jupiter\u2019s magnetic field and gravitational field, and gain insights about its internal composition. But it has a camera called JunoCam that\u2019s specifically designed to provide data for image-processing gurus to work their magic with.<\/p>\n

Offerings are being posted on the Juno mission\u2019s website, and on Twitter as well. Here\u2019s a sampling of the top tweets:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/_TheSeaning\/status\/1019287197395177472<\/p>\n