Jovian slideshow

[j d worthington]

Just some fascinating images (mostly from the New Horizons spacecraft):

Jupiter on Yahoo! News Photos

 

[Lenny]

Beautiful picture! To see the four major moons and Jupiter in the same picture (whether it be a composite or something really, really big) is nice, especially in colour.

One thing that interested me in the slide show, is the plume coming off Io, I think it was, and the way that the moons are described to "act as shepherds" and herd dust and rocks into Jupiter's rings.

 

[Tillane]

Amazing pic. I'm guessing the plume off Io is volcanic, but I could be wrong...

 

[The Ace]

Not necessarily Tillane, gravitational tension between Jupiter and the outer moons stretches Io like a rubber ball, the whole thing is one giant volcano.