An image captured by NASA's Jupiter spacecraft paints a stunning picture of the planet's swirling clouds. The image, color-enhanced by software engineer Kevin M. Gill, was created using data from the spacecraft's JunoCam imager. The view is of a jet stream region named "Jet N6" at 12:20 p.m. EST on Feb. 12. At the time, NASA reports Juno was about 8,000 miles from the planet's cloud tops. On Twitter, people compared the image to famous artists including Claude Monet and Jack Pollock paintings. Several users asked, "Van Gogh is that you?" This isn't the first time we've seen an artful photo of the planet. In June, NASA released an image of the Jupiter's "chaotic and turbulent" clouds, with swirling formations and several vortices in the giant planet's northern hemisphere. More:NASA releases 'turbulent' photo of Jupiter's clouds Follow Ashley May on Twitter: @AshleyMayTweets
NASA Software engineer Kevin M Gill has used data from the organisation's Juno Jupiter spacecraft to create a colour-enhanced image of the planet that some have compared to Van Gogh, Monet and Pollock. The JunoCam aboard the orbiter captured the image of Jupiter's jet stream region known as 'Jet N6' on 12 February from about 8,000 miles above the planet's atmosphere. Gill's processed image highlights Jupiter's swirling clouds in a way that drew comparisons to famous artists from Twitter users. NASA released a similar image in June 2018 which demonstrated the "chaotic and turbulent" weather of the gas giant.