Jupiter's Swirling Clouds
The JunoCam instrument on board of the Juno spacecraft took photos of Jupiter's south pole and its chaotic clouds on April 1st during the closest approach - 24,749 kilometers from the surface.
Illustration of the Juno spacecraft - Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
These breathtaking gifs were then made by citizen scientits Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran who illustrated the evolution of Jupiter's cloud tops.
Credit: Gerald Eichstädt/NASA/JPL/SwRI/MSSS
They were also able to model the subtle motions within the gas giant's atmosphere and extrapolate the swirling evolution of clouds creating a new composite image.