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[mcaplinger]

PJ24 happened back on 12/26 but the spacecraft was in solar conjunction until around the end of the year and we are just starting to get the data back. With the holidays it may be next week before images start showing up on missionjuno, so stay tuned.

[Bjorn Jonsson]

This is a time-lapse processed from five images (PJ24_13, 15, 17, 19 and 21):



These images were obtained over a period of 14 minutes. In effect they show a Jovian sunset from above.

The images have been reprojected to a polar map. The north pole is towards lower left and the prominent clouds at lower left are centered at planetographic latitude ~60 degrees north.

The original images have been heavily processed here. The contrast and color has not been enhanced (except for some changes in the dimly lit areas very close to the terminator) but the brightness has been greatly increased near the terminator. Some of the original images (especially the last two) are quite noisy and dark near the terminator and this results in some processing artifacts. Despite this, many interesting changes can be seen near the terminator as the sun sets, for example clouds that get more reddish and shadows that get darker and bigger.

A 'tweened' version is also available on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/389125877