Jupiter In Full Raging Glory: NASA Releases New Photos Of Giant Planet

NASA’s Juno spacecraft completed its seventh flyby of Jupiter and sent more stunning pictures of its raging beauty.  The pass on September 1st put the spacecraft within 2,200 miles of the planet.

Due to the intense radiation, Juno cannot linger over the planet.  However, it moves closer to the plant every 53 days.

© NASA

© NASA

NASA maintains a wonderful site for everyone to see these and other pictures.

Just in case you want to add this to your bucket list for a futuristic trip, it is still better to watch from a couple thousand miles away.  The cloud temperature is minus 234 degrees Fahrenheit. One interesting fact from the NASA site is that Jupiter’s core temperature is believed to be hotter than the sun at around 43,000 degrees Fahrenheit.