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APOD: 2026 January 6 – Jupiters Clouds in High Definition from Juno

APOD: 2026 January 6 – Jupiters Clouds in High Definition from Juno

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APOD: 2026 January 6 – Jupiters Clouds in High Definition from Juno

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

The planet Jupiter is shown from an unusual angle. Most prominent are a miasma of jumbled and swirling clouds including many oval storms. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

Jupiter's Clouds in High Definition from Juno

Explanation: How complex is Jupiter? NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter is finding the Jovian giant to be more complicated than expected . Jupiter's magnetic field has been discovered to be much different from our Earth's simple dipole field , showing several poles embedded in a complicated network more convoluted in the north than the south. Further, Juno's radio measurements show that Jupiter's atmosphere shows structure well below the upper cloud deck -- even hundreds of kilometers deep. Jupiter 's newfound complexity is evident also in southern clouds, as shown in the texture and color enhanced featured image taken last month. There, planet-circling zones and belts that dominate near the equator decay into a complex miasma of continent-sized storm swirls. Juno continues in its looping elliptical orbit, swooping near the huge planet every month and exploring a slightly different sector each time around.

Date January 6, 2026
Credit Image Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS ; Processing & License : Thomas Thomopoulos
Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC,
NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U.

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