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NASA serves up a breathtaking view of a shadow cast on Jupiter – CNET
NASA’s Juno spacecraft watches as Jupiter’s moon Io leaves a fleeting mark on the gas giant.
The sun enlisted Io’s help to stage a shadow play on Jupiter.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill (CC-BY)
We’re all familiar with Jupiter’s Great Red Spot storm, but sometimes the planet gets to wear a different kind of spot. NASA’s Juno mission captured a spectacular view of the gas giant’s moon Io casting a round shadow onto Jupiter’s swirling storms.
“As with solar eclipses on the Earth, within the dark circle racing across Jupiter’s cloud tops one would witness a full solar eclipse a…
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