A Ghost on Jupiter???

[Zixar]

On its flyby of Jupiter, the Cassini space probe took the following photograph:

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA04866.jpg

I blew it up and found something startling. If you look closely, beneath the Great Red Spot, you see this:

Holy Amazing Sea Monkeys, Batman! Beats the "face on Mars" all to heck...

(No joke, that's the actual photograph...)

[Zixar]

Here's a contrast-expanded and edge-enhanced copy, for those who are having a hard time seeing the face:

[Zshot]

Zix,

Thanks for the link.

At least it looks like a happy ghost :)-->

[Steve!]

Wow, Amazing Sea Monkeys on Mars now also live on Jupiter? way kewel!

[dmiller]

Thanks for the enhancement, Zix. Couldn't see the first one.

Z-shot. Yea, he does look happy. Probably smiling for the camera!

[Raf]

Oh there it is.

[Zixar]

Raf: Ok, look at this one. The two blue dots are the eyes, the purple dot the mouth. Then you can see the white hair and the chin, etc.

[Zixar]

Raf: I don't think anyone else has discovered this. Might make a humorous newspaper article...

...until someone thinks it's the Virgin Mary. Helluva pilgrimage to Jupiter, though. :)-->

[dmiller]

quote:

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On its flyby of Jupiter, the Cassini space probe took the following photograph:

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Zixar -- it this the celestial equivalent of a "drive by shooting"? :D--> :D--> :D-->

Cassini vehicle, eh? Are they based in New York, or Chicago? --> --> If it was a "space probe", this Cassini family is obviously looking to operate in "new" territory.

[Tom Strange]

looks like the backdrop for a Hendrix or Airplane concert to me...

[Zixar]

Kind of looks Edvard Munch-ish to me...

Anyway, if you download the full-size Jupiter pic, it really is a gorgeous piece of photography. I can't wait until Cassini gets up close & personal on Saturn next month!

[wyteduv58]

I saw the face in the first one and in the other one if I stand back I see the same face but if I get right up to it it looks more like a dog w/its tongue hanging out.

[Eagle]

Interesting looking "face" there. But this is the same area where just a few years back a bunch of meteors hit Jupiter all at once. Those bright circles I think are still the effect of those hits on the surface mixing with the atmosphere.