This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the planet Jupiter in a color composite of ultraviolet wavelengths. Released on Nov. 3, 2023, in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition, which occurs when the planet and the Sun are in opposite sides of the sky, this view of the gas giant planet includes the iconic, massive storm called the “Great Red Spot.” Though the storm appears red to the human eye, in this ultraviolet image it appears darker because high altitude haze particles absorb light at these wavelengths. The reddish, wavy polar hazes are absorbing slightly less of this light due to differences in either particle size, composition, or altitude.
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Image credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Wong (University of California – Berkeley); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
这张由NASA哈勃太空望远镜拍摄的图像展示了木星在紫外波段的颜色合成图。该图像于2023年11月3日发布，以纪念木星达到木星冲，即木星与太阳处于天空两侧的时刻。图像中可以看到这颗气态巨行星的标志性大风暴——大红斑。尽管大红斑在可见光下呈现红色，但在这张紫外图像中，它看起来更暗，因为高空的雾霾颗粒在这些波长下吸收了光线。而木星两极的红色波状雾霾吸收的紫外光稍少，可能是由于颗粒的大小、组成或高度的差异所致。
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影像来源: NASA, ESA, and M. Wong (University of California – Berkeley); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
