Voyager 1, 1979 - Jupiter - P-20926

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Voyager 1, 1979 - Jupiter - P-20926
Voyager 1, 1979 - Jupiter - P-20926

NASA / JPL
Voyager 1
NASA JPL image numbers: Voyager 1-5, P-20926 (B/W), PIA01509
Image capture date: January 9, 1979
Release caption date: January 19, 1979

JPL caption on verso:
This recent photo of Jupiter taken by the television cameras aboard NASA's Voyager 1 is dominated by the Great Red Spot. Athough the spacecraft is still 34 million miles (54 million kilometers) from a March 5 closest approach, Voyager's cameras already reveal details within the spot that aren't visible from Earth. An atmospheric system larger than Earth and more than 300 years old, the Great Red Spot remains a mystery and a challenge to Voyager's instruments. Swirling, storm-like features possibly associated with wind shear can be seen both to the left and above the Red Spot. Analysis of motions of the features will lead to a better understanding of weather in Jupiter's atmosphere. This photo was taken Jan. 9, 1979, through a blue filter and reassembled at Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Image Processing Laboratory. JPL manages the Voyager project for NASA.

photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01509


Vintage gelatin silver print on Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with "This Paper Manufactured By Kodak" watermarks and JPL caption affixed on verso.

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