Jupiter over time (December 2023 to March 2024)

This animated diagram shows the position of Earth relative to Jupiter during a period spanning approximately 90 days (between December 2023 and March 2024) when the giant planet Jupiter was approximately 630 million to 820 million kilometres from the Sun. During this period the Hubble Space telescope monitored changes in Jupiter’s atmosphere as part of the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy program (OPAL). Jupiter’s orbital period is approximately 12 years. The angular size of the planet shrinks in Hubble’s view, as faster-moving Earth pulls ahead of the giant planet.

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Credit:
NASA, ESA, J. DePasquale (STScI)