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Juno

Juno is a NASA space probe launched on August 5, 2011, to study Jupiter. It entered a highly elliptical polar orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016, allowing it to investigate the planet's atmosphere, magnetic field, and gravitational field while minimizing exposure to Jupiter's intense radiation belts.

Source: jpl.nasa.gov

APODs including "Juno"

Jupiter in Infrared from Gemini

Jupiter in Infrared from Gemini

13/05/2020

Jupiter's Magnetic Field from Juno

Jupiter's Magnetic Field from Juno
Video

25/02/2020

Tumultuous Clouds of Jupiter

Tumultuous Clouds of Jupiter

06/01/2020

Io Eclipse Shadow on Jupiter from Juno

Io Eclipse Shadow on Jupiter from Juno

07/10/2019

Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter

Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter
Video

08/09/2019

Jupiter Engulfed and the Milky Way

Jupiter Engulfed and the Milky Way

07/08/2019

Jupiter Abyss

Jupiter Abyss

10/06/2019

Jupiter Marble from Juno

Jupiter Marble from Juno

08/05/2019

Enhanced: The Dolphin Cloud on Jupiter

Enhanced: The Dolphin Cloud on Jupiter

15/04/2019

Perijove 16: Passing Jupiter

Perijove 16: Passing Jupiter
Video

05/02/2019

Swimming on Jupiter

Swimming on Jupiter

14/12/2018

Swirls and Colors on Jupiter from Juno

Swirls and Colors on Jupiter from Juno

21/11/2018

Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble

Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble

16/10/2018

Complex Jupiter

Complex Jupiter

05/06/2018

Jupiter Cloud Animation from Juno

Jupiter Cloud Animation from Juno
Video

21/05/2018

Flyover of Jupiter's North Pole in Infrared

Flyover of Jupiter's North Pole in Infrared
Video

16/04/2018

Painting with Jupiter

Painting with Jupiter

07/04/2018

Cyclones at Jupiter's North Pole

Cyclones at Jupiter's North Pole

08/03/2018

Passing Jupiter

Passing Jupiter
Video

26/02/2018

Jupiter in Infrared from Hubble

Jupiter in Infrared from Hubble

21/02/2018

Jupiter Diving

Jupiter Diving
Video

14/12/2017

Juno Spots a Complex Storm on Jupiter

Juno Spots a Complex Storm on Jupiter

28/11/2017

North North Temperate Zone Little Red Spot

North North Temperate Zone Little Red Spot

04/08/2017

Close-up of The Great Red Spot

Close-up of The Great Red Spot

15/07/2017

Orbiting Jupiter

Orbiting Jupiter
Video

07/06/2017

Perijove Passage

Perijove Passage

03/06/2017

Beneath Jupiter

Beneath Jupiter

29/05/2017

Approaching Jupiter

Approaching Jupiter
Video

23/05/2017

Ganymede: The Largest Moon

Ganymede: The Largest Moon

14/05/2017

A White Oval Cloud on Jupiter from Juno

A White Oval Cloud on Jupiter from Juno

28/02/2017