All Resources
High Resolution Globe of Jupiter
![full disc of jupiter with small shadow on cloud tops](/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbFlFIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c53f924f962ed4dd43778089f8fa153da6e362bf/PIA02873.jpg?disposition=inline)
Source:
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Published:
January 7, 2019
This true-color simulated view of Jupiter is composed of 4 images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 7, 2000. To illustrate what Jupiter would have looked like if the cameras had a field-of-view large enough to capture the entire planet, the cylindrical map was projected onto a globe. The resolution is about 89 miles (144 kilometers) per pixel. Jupiter's moon Europa is casting the shadow on the planet.