Hubble Views Jupiter at Opposition

Released Thursday, April 6, 2017

ID: 12570

The Hubble Space Telescope observed Jupiter on April 3rd, 2017 - just days before Jupiter is in opposition on April 7th. This new image of Jupiter is part of Hubble's Outer Planets Atmospheres Legacy program, which is one of many ways Hubble provides science on the Jupiter system.

View the NASA.gov web story here - nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/hubble-takes-close-up-portrait-of-jupiterE
View the HubbleSite release images here - hubblesite.org/news_release/news/2017-15
Learn more about Hubble's OPAL program here - archive.stsci.edu/prepds/opal/
Learn more about NASA's Juno mission here - nasa.gov/juno
Learn more about NASA's planned Europa Clipper mission here - nasa.gov/europa

Music credit: "Triangulate" by Gianluigi Gallo [PRS]; El Murmullo Sarao SGAE, Universal Sarao SGAE; SaraoMusic; Killer Tracks Production Music

Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Producer
- Katrina Jackson (USRA)
Host
- Katrina Jackson (USRA)
Editor
- Katrina Jackson (USRA)
Videographers
- Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
Scientist
- Amy A. Simon (NASA/GSFC)