OK. I like it. Picasso!
OK. I like it. Picasso!:
On Sept. 7, 2023, during its 54th close flyby of Jupiter, the @NASASolarSystem #JunoMission captured this view of an area in the giant planet’s far northern regions.
As often occurs in views from Juno, Jupiter’s clouds in this picture lend themselves to pareidolia, the effect that causes observers to perceive faces or other patterns in largely random patterns. This view seems to resemble a Cubist portrait displaying multiple perspectives of a face. We present it to you on Oct. 25—what would have been Picasso's 142nd birthday.
The image shows turbulent clouds and storms along Jupiter’s terminator, the dividing line between the day and night sides of the planet. The low angle of sunlight highlights the complex topography of features in this region, which scientists have studied to better understand the processes playing out in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
Citizen scientist Vladimir Tarasov made this image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument. At the time the raw image was taken, the Juno spacecraft was about 4,800 miles (about 7,700 kilometers) above Jupiter’s cloud tops, at a latitude of about 69 degrees north.
Image description: The swirling clouds of Jupiter appear to form a frowning human face. Half of the image is in darkness on the planet's night side, almost making the face appear as if it's peering out from behind a door.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Image processing by Vladimir Tarasov © CC BY
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26 October 2023
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