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    First 3D renders from JunoCam data reveal ‘Frosted Cupcake’ Clouds on Jupiter

    September 22, 2022, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    First 3D renders from JunoCam data reveal “frosted cupcake” clouds on Jupiter
    Intensity data of visible light seen by a camera can be plotted as a 3D elevation landscape. This is a still from a computer animation showing a flight over such a landscape for processed, red-filtered image data collected by JunoCam, the wide-angle visible light imager of NASA’s Juno spacecraft, during its 43rd close Jupiter flyby. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt

    Animations of the relative heights of the cloud tops of Jupiter reveal delicately textured swirls and peaks that resemble the frosting on top of a cupcake. The results have been presented today by citizen scientist and professional mathematician and software developer, Gerald Eichstädt, at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 in Granada.

    The animation uses data from JunoCam, the visible...

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