New images of Jupiter shed light on its inner life

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has released two amazingly accurate new images of Jupiter showing its giant storms and extreme winds, and giving scientists more insight into the planet’s inner life.

US space agencyPOT) noted this Monday the quality of the parts, which, according to Imke de Pater, professor emeritus University of California and co-director of observations, they were not expected to be “so good”.

Published photographs show that the auroras extend at high altitudes over the north and south poles of Jupiter. These images were taken from a near-infrared camera (NIR camera), which has three infrared filters.

Since infrared light is invisible to the human eye, this light has been compared to the visible spectrum. Longer wavelengths tend to appear redder, while shorter wavelengths tend to appear bluer.

These pictures clearly showbig red spot”, a sandstorm, which, according to POT it’s so big it “could swallow the Earth”, and this time it appears white because it reflects a lot of sunlight.

Heidi Hummel, a scientist at Webb, points out in a statement that brightness is a sign of high altitude, so this large spot “has an altitude haze.”

Jupiter’s rings, “a million times dimmer than the planet,” according to the note, and two tiny moons called Amalthea and Adrastea can also be seen in the images.

Jupiter data needs to be translated

Researchers have already begun to analyze the data obtained, which do not reach Land neatly packaged, but you have to translate them into images.

These last two were processed by Judy Schmidt, who collaborated with Ricardo Hueso on one showing the planet’s small satellites, whose research at the University of the Basque Country is related to the study of planetary atmospheres.

James Webb Space Telescope This is a joint NASA mission with the European Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Agency (CSA), launched last December.

It is the largest spacecraft ever sent into space, offering a never-before-seen view of the universe in the near and mid-infrared wavelengths and allowing you to study a wide range of celestial objects, from neighboring galaxies to the farthest corners of the universe.

EFE