Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Jupiter |
| Object Description: |
Planet |
| Distance: |
The semi-major axis of Jupiter's orbit about the sun is 5.2 Astronomical Units (778 million km or 483 million miles). |
| Dimensions: |
The planet has a diameter of roughly 88,789 miles (142,984 km) at the equator. |
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| About the Data/Images |
| Proposal: |
11096: K. Noll (STScI), H. Weaver (Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory), A. Simon-Miller (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), M. Mutchler, H. Bond, C. Christian, Z. Levay, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, W. Januszewski, and T. Roman (STScI), J. Clarke Boston University), and J. Spencer (Southwest Research Institute) |
11310: A. Sanchez-Lavega, S. Perez-Hoyos, R. Hueso (University of the Basque Country), E. Garcia-Melendo (Institute for Space Studies of Catalonia, Spain), G. Orton (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), and A. Simon-Miller (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
March 25, 2007 |
June 5, 2007 |
| Image Credit |
NASA, ESA, and A. Simon-Miller (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) |
NASA, ESA, and A. Sanchez-Lavega (University of the Basque Country, Spain) |
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| About the Image |
| Release Date: |
June 28, 2007 |
| Orientation: |
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