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NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter’s north pole, taken during the spacecraft’s first flyby of the planet with its instruments switched on.

During its 31st such flyby, on Dec. 31, 2020, Juno captured a great shot of the greenish glow from a lightning strike inside a swirling vortex near Jupiter's north pole.

Green lightning spotted on Jupiter’s north pole by: Eric Henrikson. Posted: Jun 20, 2023 / 10:58 AM CDT. Updated: Jun 20, 2023 / 10:58 AM CDT.

This photo was captured by Juno during its 61st close flyby of Jupiter on May 12, 2024. It was captured by Juno from a distance of about 18,000 miles (29,000 kilometres) above Jupiter's cloud tops.