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. About the Data/Images The Equatorial Regions of Jupiter Hubble Images Jupiter in Support of the New Horizons Flyby Jupiter's Northern Aurora Jupiter's Southern Aurora Hubble Observes Volcanic Io - Visible Light Hubble Observes Volcanic Io - Ultraviolet Light Proposal: 11096 (PI: Noll) 10862 (PI: Clark) 10871 (PI: Spencer) Instrument: WFPC2 ACS/SBC WFPC2 Exposure Date(s): February 17, 2007 February 20/21, 2007 February 14, 2007 Filters: 410nm, 673nm 115nm, 125nm 255nm, 410nm, 569nm, 791nm Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI) NASA, ESA, and J. Clarke (Boston University) NASA, ESA, and J. Spencer (SwRI) About the Release Release Date: March 1, 1007 Orientation: Hubble Images Jupiter in Support of the New Horizons Flyby [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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*Image Type:*: Astronomical
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*Release Date*:March 1, 2007 10:00 AM (EST)
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*Title*:Hubble Monitors Jupiter in Support of the New Horizons Flyby
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2007-11e
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*Description*: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this true-color view of Jupiter in support of the New Horizons Mission. The image was taken with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on February 17, 2007, using the planetary camera detector. Jupiter's trademark belts and zones of high- and low-pressure regions appear in crisp detail. Circular convection cells can be seen at high northern and southern latitudes. Atmospheric features as small as 250 miles (400 km) across can be discerned. Hubble will continue to photograph Jupiter as well as its volcanically active moon, Io, over the next month as the New Horizons spacecraft flies past Jupiter. New Horizons is en route to Pluto, and made its closest approach to Jupiter on February 28, 2007. Through combined remote imaging by Hubble and in situ measurements by New Horizons, the two missions will support each other scientifically to learn more about the Jovian atmosphere, the aurorae, and the charged-particle environment of Jupiter and its interaction with the solar wind. For more information, contact: Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. 410-338-4514 (phone), villard@stsci.edu (e-mail) Keith Noll Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. 410-338-1828 (phone), noll@stsci.edu (e-mail)
