The released video begins with Juno approaching Ganymede, passing at a distance of 1038 km from
The images show several dark and light regions of the Moon, as well as Tros Crater, which is one of the largest and brightest crater scars on Ganymede.
On June 7, 2021, NASA's Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter's ice-covered moon Ganymede than any other spacecraftLess than 24 hours later, Juno made its 34th flybyJupiter.
Among the atmospheric features of Jupiter that can be seen:
- circumpolar cyclones at the North Pole,
- eight powerful counterclockwise storms in the southern hemisphere that appear as white ovals.
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