Astronomy / Space Juno Mission; beneath Jupiter's clouds

[Winterwalker]

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html

Initial observations of Jupuiter are in?

Earh sized hurricanes, so closely packed that each hurricane touches the other.

A broad band of ammonia around the equator that goes from the top of the atmosphere to as deep as it is possible to detect, at least 350km down that could be part of a major circulation system. (The idea that once you drop below the sunlight everything would be uniform and boring was completely wrong).

Magmectic field, twice as stong as predicted (about ten times Earth) and 'lumpy' so being conducted near the surface.

A ring of dust that surrounds Jupiter.

Articles;
Interior and deep atmosphere; http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6340/821
Magnetosphere and aurorae; http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6340/826

 

[who?]

Was just looking to see if anyone had posted these. Fantastic shots, so much more detail and colour (artificially added?) than I would have expected.

Changes to the game incoming?

 

[z993126]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/136797589@N04/34741484202/

...think they'll have gas giants updated by 3.x to look like this?

 

[AkenBosch]

And here's a Super Cruise approach and gravity braking:

[video=youtube;3kQbTBt418o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kQbTBt418o[/video]

For some reason there's no cockpit visible and the video cuts before the docking at Columbus station...those graphics though

 

[shreddog]

Is this 2.4 sneak peak?

But seriously, amazing pictures. Thanks for posting

 

[Zieman]

Pretty bad stuttering and shadow jumping though.

 

[Patrick_68000]

And here's a Super Cruise approach and gravity braking:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kQbTBt418o

For some reason there's no cockpit visible and the video cuts before the docking at Columbus station...those graphics though

Nice video here

 

[dannysquid]

The latest pic is absolutely awe-inspiring (press the download button on the page to see it properly).

 

[Patrick_68000]

Awesome ! Worthy of a artist painter

 

[Iskariot]

Awesome ! Worthy of a artist painter

It makes me wonder how on earth FD is ever going to be able to recreate that awe inspiring spectacle in the game.
Jupiter is so much more complex than we initially believed it to be.

 

[Patrick_68000]

It makes me wonder how on earth FD is ever going to be able to recreate that awe inspiring spectacle in the game.
Jupiter is so much more complex than we initially believed it to be.

I have no doubt that FD will come as close as possible to the reality