PIA13893: Subtle Ripples in Jupiter's Ring
These images, derived from data obtained by NASA's Galileo spacecraft, show the subtle ripples in the ring of Jupiter that scientists have been able to trace back to the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in July 1994.
 Target Name:  J Rings
 Is a satellite of:  Jupiter
 Mission:  Galileo 
 Spacecraft:  Galileo Orbiter
 Instrument:  Solid-State Imaging 
 Product Size:  715 x 781 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Primary Data Set:  Galileo EDRs 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA13893.tif (559.2 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA13893.jpg (66.54 kB)  

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These images, derived from data obtained by NASA's Galileo spacecraft, show the subtle ripples in the ring of Jupiter that scientists have been able to trace back to the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in July 1994. The top image was obtained by Galileo on Nov. 9, 1996, and shows the tip of the Jovian ring. The middle image is a version of the same image that has been computer-enhanced to show the ripples. The third image shows a computer model derived from the data.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, managed the Galileo mission for NASA.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI

Image Addition Date:
2011-03-31