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Jupiter seen by Cassini spacecraft

author: Nasa/JPL/Novapix

reference: a-jup06-00001

Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 13 cm

This true-color simulated view of Jupiter is composed of 4 images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on December 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 144 kilometers (89 miles) per pixel. Jupiter's moon Europa is casting the shadow on the planet.

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2000 - ASTRONOMY - CASSINI - EUROPA - GLOBAL VIEW - GREAT RED SPOT - JOVIAN MOON - JUPITER - PLANET -