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The Big Picture: 16 great views of Jupiter

By Adam Stanhope in Pictures, Science & Tech, Travel & Places on Jul 26, 2008 at 3:07 pm


Jupiter view from Voyager (NASA)
[View from Voyager: Jupiter's Great Red Spot (NASA) [flickr]]

The glorious planet Jupiter is back in the news again: the less than a year old “Baby Red Spot” in Jupiter’s atmosphere was consumed by the better-known “Great Red Spot” over the course of three months earlier this year. My local paper – The Boston Globe – thought this would be a good occasion to showcase some of the best imagery of Jupiter and its moons available for their “The Big Picture (News stories in photographs)” feature. I agree – some of these images are stunning.

Update: Trivia question! If I said to you, “All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there.” You’d say to me … ???


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  1. Ali S.
    Jul 26th, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    Whenever I look at pictures of Jupiter I find that I'm always reminded of a glass of oil, vinegar, and water swimming about. Or a lavalamp!

  2. Brian
    Jul 26th, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    "Use them together. Use them in peace."

  3. Brian
    Jul 26th, 2008 at 3:39 pm

    Did you know that the original book "2001" took place around Saturn not Jupiter? Kubrick thought the whole "sling shot around Jupiter" scene in the book was to technical and set the story around Jupiter instead. When Clark wrote 2010, he wrote it as a sequal to the movie 2001 (setting the story around Jupiter) and not the book.

  4. Alex
    Jul 26th, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    That you, David Bowman?

  5. Adam Stanhope
    Jul 26th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    David Bowman - still a hero!

  6. Adam Stanhope
    Jul 26th, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    Brian:

    I did not know that story. Thanks for sharing it!

  7. V
    Jul 26th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    If I attempted to land then I would never find solid ground and would be crushed by its gravity!

    ;)

    .-

  8. chris a
    Jul 26th, 2008 at 9:59 pm

    Ahhh I saw those pictures yesterday. They are fascinating. I especially enjoy the volcanoes on Io that erupt for hundreds of miles above the surface. It's amazing how far it can go with such little gravity. Simply Amazing!

    And the colors are so great! I only wish we could see as many colors as the camera that captured those images.

  9. Adam Stanhope
    Jul 26th, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    And the colors are so great! I only wish we could see as many colors as the camera that captured those images.

    What a cool idea, Chris A. I never would have thought of it that way.

  10. Erin Haines
    Jul 28th, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    2010 :)

    I love that movie and all the books.

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