Explanation:
Take this simulated plunge
and dive into the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, the
Solar System's ruling gas giant.
The awesome
animation is based on image data from
JunoCam, and the microwave radiometer on board the
Jupiter-orbiting
Juno spacecraft.
Your view will start about 3,000 kilometers above
the southern Jovian cloud tops, and you can track your progress
on the display at the left.
As altitude decreases, temperature increases while you
dive deeper at the location of Jupiter's famous
Great Red Spot.
In fact, Juno
data indicates the Great Red Spot,
the Solar System's largest storm system,
penetrates some 300 kilometers into the giant planet's atmosphere.
For comparison, the
deepest point for planet Earth's oceans
is just under 11 kilometers down.
Don't worry though, you'll
fly
back out again.
