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  • Released Thursday, September 8, 2016
  • ID: 12367
NASA’s Juno spacecraft beams back new images of the solar system’s largest planet.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft beams back new images of the solar system’s largest planet.

Juno's current orbit takes it out as far as 5 million miles from Jupiter. These images were taken 10 hours apart en route to the planet.

Juno's current orbit takes it out as far as 5 million miles from Jupiter. These images were taken 10 hours apart en route to the planet.

Image of Jupiter’s north polar region captured by Juno's JunoCam instrument from a distance of 120,000 miles on Aug. 27, 2016.

Image of Jupiter’s north polar region captured by Juno's JunoCam instrument from a distance of 120,000 miles on Aug. 27, 2016.

Image of Jupiter's south polar region captured by Juno's JunoCam instrument from a distance of 58,700 miles on Aug. 27, 2016.

Image of Jupiter's south polar region captured by Juno's JunoCam instrument from a distance of 58,700 miles on Aug. 27, 2016.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is visible in this series of images taken as Juno traveled away from the planet following its Aug. 27 flyby.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is visible in this series of images taken as Juno traveled away from the planet following its Aug. 27 flyby.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Cover image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
Jupiter images courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

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