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Jupiter is a monstrous gas planet, mostly comprised of a hydrogen and helium based atmosphere. But deep down below the swirling clouds hides a liquid ocean of hydrogen surrounding the core.
In order to pierce through the planet’s dense atmosphere, Juno was equipped with sophisticated with magnetometers which allowed NASA’s space boffins to map Jupiter’s magnetic field. During
its orbit of Jupiter, Juno reputedly dips in and out of belt of extreme radiation surrounding the giant. Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator from Southwest Research Institute in San
Antonio said that the radiation is the “main life-limiting factor for Juno.” But for now, the spacecraft shows no signs of slowing down. Every single image taken by Juno is shared online by
NASA in order to be processed. Processing the images is key to extracting every bit of detail and colour possible. NASA said: “We invite you to download them, do your own image processing,
and we encourage you to upload your creations for us to enjoy and share. “The types of image processing we’d love to see range from simply cropping an image to highlighting a particular
atmospheric feature, as well as adding your own colour enhancements, creating collages and adding advanced colour reconstruction.” You can find the raw Juno images here.