Moving features on Jupiter
Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope scientists have produced new maps of Jupiter. In overlaying both created maps on a globe, the movement of the dust lanes becomes visible. This allows scientists to calculate the wind speed in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
Credit:NASA, ESA, A. Simon (GSFC), M. Wong (UC Berkeley), G. Orton (JPL-Caltech), and G. Bacon (STScI)
About the Video
| Id: | heic1522b |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 13 October 2015, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1522 |
| Duration: | 33 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Jupiter |
|---|---|
| Type: | Solar System : Planet |
| Category: | HD Solar System |