Cyclones Encircle Jupiter’s North Pole

A central cyclone at Jupiter's north pole and the eight cyclones encircling it
March 7, 2018
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM
PIA NumberPIA22335
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This composite infrared image, derived from data collected by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter during a Feb. 2, 2017, pass over the planet, shows the central cyclone at the planet’s north pole and the eight cyclones that encircle it. JIRAM collects data in infrared, and the colors in this composite represent radiant heat: the yellow (thinner) clouds are about 9 degrees Fahrenheit (-13°Celsius) in brightness temperature and the dark red (thickest) are around -181 degrees Fahrenheit (83°Celsius).