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Compass and Scale Image for Jupiter Great Red Spot
About the Object
- DistanceDistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.The semi-major axis of Jupiter's orbit about the Sun is 5.2 astronomical units (483 million miles or 778 million km).
About the Data
- Data DescriptionData DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.The Jupiter images are from HST proposals:
1995 Data: 5313 PI: R. Beebe (New Mexico State University), M. Belton (NOAO/AURA), C. Cunningham (Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science), P. Gierasch (Cornell University), A. Ingersoll (Caltech), G. Orton (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. Pollack (NASA Ames Research Center), and K. Rages (SETI Institute)
2009 Data: 12045 PI: H. Hammel (Space Science Institute), A. Simon (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center), T. Clarke (Boston University), I. de Pater (University of California, Berkeley), K. Noll (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center), G. Orton (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), A. Sanchez-Lavega (Universidad del País Vasco), and M. Wong (University of California, Berkeley)
2014 Data: 13631 PI: A. Simon (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), G. Orton (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. Rogers (University of Cambridge, UK), and M. Wong and I. de Pater (University of California, Berkeley)
- Exposure DatesExposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.1995, 2009, 2014
- FiltersFiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.WFPC2 (1995): F410M, F555W, and F673N WFC3/UVIS (2009): FQ437N, FQ508N, and FQ634N WFC3/UVIS (2014): F395N, F502W, and F631N
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Jupiter
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Planet
- Release DateMay 15, 2014
- Science ReleaseHubble Shows that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Smaller than Ever Seen Before
1995 image: Blue: F410M, Green: F555W, Red: F673N 2009 image: Blue: FQ437N, Green: FQ508N, Red: FQ634N 2014 image: Blue: F395N, Green: F502W, Red: F631N
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
