周一美国宇航局放两张新的木星图像詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜详细展示了这个星球的特征。
这些图像是由望远镜的近红外相机拍摄的,该相机使用红外辐射来探测太空中的物体。
它能够观察恒星、星云和行星等天体,这些天体太冷或太暗,以至于无法在可见光或人眼可见的地方观察到。
第一张木星的图像是一张合成图,显示了太阳系中最大的行星,背景是“太空的黑色背景”,不同颜色的漩涡表明木星的湍流大气。
新的韦伯木星图像突出了该行星的特征,包括其动荡的大红斑。在美国宇航局发布的合成图像中,它在太空中用增强的颜色进行了描绘。这颗行星的大红斑呈白色,并带有s条纹...显示更多undefined
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这颗行星顶部和底部明亮的橙色光分别显示了木星的北极和南极极光,位于两极。
根据美国宇航局的说法,图像中还显示了著名的大红斑,它可以产生超过250英里每小时的风,是地球直径的1.3倍。图像显示该点为白色,因为它反射太阳光,位于高海拔。
根据航天局的说法,第二张图像显示了木星更广阔的视图,包括其光环,比行星暗一百万倍。
新的韦伯木星图像突出了该行星的特征,包括其动荡的大红斑。在美国宇航局发布的合成图像中,它在太空中用增强的颜色进行了描绘。这颗行星的大红斑呈白色,并带有s条纹...显示更多undefined
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还可以看到木星的两个卫星——仙女座和阿玛耳忒亚——位于光环的最左侧。
虽然图像的其余部分显示了太空的黑暗,但在下部有模糊的斑点,这些斑点实际上是远处发光的微弱星系。
“说实话,我们真的没想到会这么好,”加州大学伯克利分校天文学、地球和行星科学荣誉退休教授伊姆克·德·佩特在一份声明中说声明。“我们可以在一幅图像中看到木星及其光环、微小卫星甚至星系的细节,这真的很了不起。”
NASA releases stunning new images of Jupiter from Webb telescope
NASA on Mondayreleasedtwo new images of Jupiter from theJames Webb Space Telescopethat showcase the planet's features in detail.
The images were captured by the telescope's near-infrared camera, which uses infrared radiation to detect objects in space.
It is able to observe celestial bodies, such as stars, nebulae and planets, that are too cool or too faint to be observed in visible light, or what is visible to the human eye.
The first image of Jupiter is a composite showing the largest planet in the Solar System against "the black background of space" with swirls of different colors indicating Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere.
The bright orange glows at the top and bottom of the planet show Jupiter's Northern and Southern Auroras, respectively, located at both poles.
Also shown in the image is the famous Great Red Spot, which can produce winds of more than 250 miles per hour and is 1.3 times the diameter of Earth, according to NASA. The image shows the spot as white because it is reflecting sunlight and sits at a high altitude.
The second image shows a wider view of Jupiter, including its rings, which are a million times fainter than the planet, according to the space agency.
Also seen are two of Jupiter's moons -- Adrastea and Amalthea -- which are located to the far left of the rings.
Although the rest of the image shows the blackness of space, there are fuzzy spots in the lower portion, which are actually faint galaxies glowing in the distance.
"We hadn't really expected it to be this good, to be honest," Imke de Pater, a professor emerita of astronomy, earth and planetary science at the University of California, Berkeley, who helped lead the observations of Jupiter, said in astatement. "It's really remarkable that we can see details on Jupiter together with its rings, tiny satellites, and even galaxies in one image."