Unusual complete pictures of Jupiter!

These images, published on the US National Astronomy Laboratory website, which captured 3 spectral bands simultaneously – infrared, visible and ultraviolet light, on January 11, 2017, allowed the scientists to compare the follow-up at different wavelengths and obtain new, invisible details. Previously about the planet’s atmosphere.

The multi-spectral images allow astronomers to obtain details that cannot be obtained otherwise. For example, visible light allows identifying the surface of Jupiter, but it does not allow determining the thickness of clouds. And in infrared radiation, we get brighter bands that indicate thin cloud layers, which allow better emission of thermal energy from the planet. As for the ultraviolet rays, it allows scientists to follow the rise and spread of the minutes in the planet’s atmosphere, for example, the upper layers appear red as a result of absorbing ultraviolet light, while the blue areas are the result of the reflection of violet light at small altitudes.

By observing the large, bright red spot in visible and ultraviolet light, it became clear to scientists that it had vanished in infrared light, and that its smaller counterpart, Oval А, was not visible at all in the infrared image. Against this, cloud streaks rotating in opposite directions are clearly visible in the three images.

According to the scientists, the reason for this discrepancy is that different structures are detected at different wavelengths: the infrared follow-up showed areas covered with dense clouds, while the visible and ultraviolet ray follow-up showed regions of chromophores accumulation – molecules that absorb blue and ultraviolet light, and give off For red spot and Oval ВА orange.

And the statement of the American National Astronomy Laboratory indicates that this follow-up provides a beautiful tour around Mars, and gives us visualizations about its atmosphere, where each wavelength studies different layers of clouds and fog minutes. “