PIA25062: Jupiter Interior Graphic
 Target Name:  Jupiter
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Juno
 Spacecraft:  Juno
 Product Size:  4501 x 3500 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  SwRI
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA25062.tif (3.087 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA25062.jpg (445 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

A model of the interior of Jupiter is compared with that of Earth, to scale. Jupiter is mostly hydrogen, with some helium and a dusting of heavier elements. The gas giant's outer envelope is in the form of molecular hydrogen and, beneath that, the hydrogen transitions to metallic hydrogen. Most models include a layer of metallic hydrogen stabilized by exsolution of helium (aka "helium rain") at the top of the metallic hydrogen region.

More information about Juno is at https://www.nasa.gov/juno and https://missionjuno.swri.edu.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/John E. Connerney

Image Addition Date:
2021-12-17