Webb Wednesday
Since I'll be off on Friday, I wanted to touch base on this Science today.
James Webb has captured new images of Jupiter.
We can see Northern and Southern auroras, and around the middle, a slight glimpse of the rings.
Further out, we can see the moon, Amalthea.
"The numerous bright white spots and streaks are likely very high-altitude cloud tops of condensed convective storms," said Heidi Hammel, Webb interdisciplinary scientist.
The Great Red Spot also appears white as it is reflecting sunlight.
Of course, this image is produced from multiple images and various filters. Jupiter is even more difficult to map because of how fast it rotates.
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