A black and white image depicting a solar eclipse of the sun by Jupiter, as observed from the Galileo spacecraft. The faint rings of Jupiter, comprised of dust particles from meteoroid impacts on nearby moons, are visible as thin arcs of light against the dark background. The image highlights the thin, delicate nature of Jupiter's ring system.

Astronomy Picture from 16/09/1998

Jupiters Rings Revealed

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap980916.html


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A grayscale image of a half-illuminated moon. Red Xs mark six locations on the dark side of the moon where optical flashes, likely caused by impacting meteoroids, were observed during the Leonid meteor shower. The image depicts the moon as it appeared on November 18th.

Astronomy Picture from 08/12/1999

Moon Struck

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap991208.html


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