18-02-2017 17:35 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Juno space probe captures stunning image of Jupiter's south pole

This NASA image shows an incredibly detailed picture of the surface of Jupiter taken by the Juno spacecraft.It was taken on February 2, 2017 as the probe flew directly over Jupiter's south pole at an altitude of about 62,800 miles above the cloud tops."The decision to forego the burn is the right thing to do -- preserving a valuable asset so that Juno can continue its exciting journey of discovery," Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate i
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