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English: This color-enhanced image of a massive, raging storm in Jupiter's northern hemisphere was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft during its ninth close flyby of the gas giant planet.

The image was taken on Oct. 24, 2017 at 10:32 a.m. PDT (1:32 p.m. EDT). At the time the image was taken, the spacecraft was about 6,281 miles (10,108 kilometers) from the tops of the clouds of Jupiter at a latitude of 41.84 degrees. The spatial scale in this image is 4.2 miles/pixel (6.7 kilometers/pixel).

The storm is rotating counter-clockwise with a wide range of cloud altitudes. The darker clouds are expected to be deeper in the atmosphere than the brightest clouds. Within some of the bright "arms" of this storm, smaller clouds and banks of clouds can be seen, some of which are casting shadows to the right side of this picture (sunlight is coming from the left). The bright clouds and their shadows range from approximately 4 to 8 miles (7 to 12 kilometers) in both widths and lengths. These appear similar to the small clouds in other bright regions Juno has detected and are expected to be updrafts of ammonia ice crystals possibly mixed with water ice.

Citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran processed this image using data from the JunoCam imager.
Español: Esta imagen mejorada de una tormenta masiva en el hemisferio norte de Júpiter fue capturada por la sonda espacial Juno de la NASA durante su noveno sobrevuelo del planeta.
Polski: Fotografia z rozszerzoną paletą barw przedstawiająca ogromną burzę szalejącą na północnej półkuli Jowisza wykonana przez instrument JunoCam należącej do NASA sondy Juno podczas jej dziewiątego, niskiego przelotu nad tym gazowym olbrzymem.
Čeština: Barevně zvýrazněný snímek masivní bouře na severní polokouli planety Jupitera na snímku sondy NASA Juno, pořízeném při jejím devátém přiblížení k této obří plynné planetě.
Magyar: Vihar a Jupiter északi féltekén. A felvételt a NASA Juno űrszondája készítette
Italiano: Un'immagine con colori migliorati di una grande tempesta nell'emisfero nord di Giove, fotograta dalla sonda Juno durante il suo nono giorno di avvicinamento al gigante gassoso.
한국어: 이 목성 북반구의 육중하고 격렬한 폭풍의 색 보강 영상은 미항공우주국의 주노 우주선이 거대 기체 행성을 9번째로 근접 통과하던 중에 촬영되었다.
Македонски: Силна бура на Јупитер сликана на поминување од леталото „Јунона“ (НАСА).
Nederlands: Storm op het noordelijk halfrond van de planeet Jupiter. Opname gemaakt door de sonde Juno van de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA.
Português: Esta imagem melhorada de uma grande e violenta tempestade no hemisfério norte de Júpiter foi capturada pela sonda espacial Juno da NASA durante sua nona passagem pelo planeta.
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