images

Jupiter seen by Cassini spacecraft

by

Nasa/JPL/Novapix

Reference

a-jup06-00002

Date

2006-10-02

This true color mosaic of Jupiter was constructed from images taken by the narrow angle camera onboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft on December 29, 2000, during its closest approach to the giant planet at a distance of approximately 10 million kilometers (6.2 million miles). The mosaic is composed of 27 images. Although Cassini's camera can see more colors than humans can, Jupiter's colors in this new view look very close to the way the human eye would see them.