Jupiter’s South Pole, taken by NASA’s Cassini
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  • 289 points fallon7riseon8

    Mmmmm jawbreaker 🤤

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    58 points SithLordMilk

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    13 points orobas05

    Galactus' jaw?

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    13 points Both_Listen

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    5 points rileyjw90

    Speaking of jawbreakers, why can’t I find gobstoppers anywhere anymore? I bought a bunch last year and this year they’re just gone.

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    1 points -Pelvis-

    Jawbreaker is the North American word for gobstopper. Go to a well stocked candy store and ask them?

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    1 points rileyjw90

    Jawbreakers just aren’t the same, personally. I can find those in a lot of places. I like the sweetart type center and the fact that if I give in and bite them, they don’t… break my jaw, basically XD

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    1 points Lorelei-Mallow

    Yummy 🤤

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  • 63 points joefatmamma

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  • 73 points Dense-Bee-2884

    Cassini and the voyagers are incredible. 

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    25 points Dk1902

    This is probably Juno and not Cassini (Cassini was never was in a position to take a polar shot like this)

    But fun fact about the Cassini mission, it was technically feasible (though never seriously considered for a variety of reasons) to visit Uranus or even Neptune after its mission at Saturn was finished:

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009457651200149X

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    15 points emc300

    I can't believe we still don't have a mission to uranus and neptune.

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    4 points Groomulch

    Came to say same thing. Google lens says it is Juno as well. Still got 9.7k upvotes proving the saying, don't believe everything you see on the internet.

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    1 points Dense-Bee-2884

    Good to know. Thanks for sharing that

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  • 72 points TheF1ashpoint

    Looks like a dish called “Dosa”.

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    24 points weaz-am-i

    If that's the dosa you're getting, the cook needs to get a thicker hot plate that heats up evenly.

    Or or more likely just clean the hotplate.

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    3 points me_da_Supreme1

    Blueberry burnt dosa

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  • 29 points JonVonJon

    I believe you meant NASA's Juno spacecraft, as Cassini was Saturn's project.

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    17 points donadit

    Cassini did fly past jupiter and took a couple photos on the way to saturn but it definitely didn’t take one from this angle

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  • 37 points aconfusedpufferfish

    I have no trust in your Jupiter photos after your post 4 months ago with so much saturation. 

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  • 10 points Wild_Area_8662

    What a lovely, multilayered blurseday cake.

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  • 9 points Mindless_Fruit_2313

    This is from Juno, not Cassini. Cassini was the probe that went to Saturn.

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  • 8 points dataprof

    I did requirements and specifications review for this mission (then a dual mission CRAF/Cassini), and I followed Cassini my whole career after I left JPL. Still it is one of the best things I've ever been part of.

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    1 points DEF_7

    I bet it's magical to be part of something like that.

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  • 7 points HaHaEpicForTheWin

    Why is it such shitty resolution

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    3 points colluphid42

    Maybe OP is a bot and therefore doesn't have eyes.

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    1 points DariusLMoore

    Clanker discrimination!

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  • 9 points Sad-Development-4153

    Why is it green?

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    16 points DeficitOfPatience

    Jesus, it's 2025!

    You can't just ask planets why they're green!

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    15 points LuigiTecumseh

    Im pretty sure it's lightning storms!

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    3 points MXTwitch

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    1 points Ophukk

    Boo da ba dee, da ba dai, ba ba dee...

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    3 points DrEggRegis

    Photoshop

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  • 10 points bigmur72

    Have some respect, did Jupiter consent to having a photo of its bottom posted online?

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  • 5 points StepIntoMyOven_69

    Is this real life color?

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  • 12 points FondleGanoosh438

    My immediate thought is that’s Jupiter’s butt.

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    3 points YOURFACEISACHIMNEY

    It's certainly a very... candid shot, hmph... cough

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    2 points TeaTech

    First Jupiter’s anus, then on to Uranus’ anus.

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  • 3 points solarmist

    Does anyone have a link to the real photo?

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  • 3 points IntrinsicPalomides

    taken by NASA’s Cassini...and then butchered by being resaved as a JPEG at least 4 times, yikes.

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  • 3 points Sylvester_Marcus

    Are those ovals smaller storms?

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    2 points gabba_hey_hey

    Define small?

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    2 points Sylvester_Marcus

    SmallER than the great big red storm we all know so well. Love your username BTW.

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    1 points PhysicsEagle

    The great big red storm has actually shrunk significantly over the few centuries we’ve been observing it.

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    1 points Sylvester_Marcus

    Are the others growing in size?

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  • 3 points MeanMugginBuggin

    "Uh by the way I just wanted to bring this up: when you were flying by Jupiter, I saw you take picture of her from underneath her pole; I just wanted to say I'm really not okay with that."

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  • 3 points kiradax

    This has made me wonder. Are the poles of all the planets aligned the same way? Are all north poles 'up' and are all south poles 'down'? Are any 'on their side' with the poles facing zenith/nadir in relation to the sun? If so, why or why not?

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  • 4 points vineelkanna

    I just made a dosa like this.

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    2 points Insane_Inkster

    Lol I just seriously salivated over this before doing a double take

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  • 6 points maxdamien27

    I swear it a crispy dosa

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  • 2 points Confident-Court2171

    And this is when the Juperf (flat Jupiter) movement began.

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  • 2 points _Nameless_Nomad_

    Eye see you 🫵👁️

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  • 2 points Poker-Junk

    Reminds me of a banded agate

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  • 2 points jrl2727

    Second outside ring is a snake eating its tail- just so you know.

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  • 2 points Ha-Ha-CharadeYouAre

    I like this version of Jupiter better than the old one

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  • 2 points Kindly-Ad-5071

    I will personally join the brigade to retake Jupiter's South Pole from Cassini. This aggressive land grab shall not stand.

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  • 2 points Amadusthemessiest

    Random thought, the big red ring with the eye reminded me of the myth about Jormungandr, so big it eats its own tail.

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  • 2 points Junior-Position722

    Ouroboros

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  • 2 points DirectionOverall9709

    Just gonna get some of that metallic hydrogen.

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  • 2 points UndergroundFlaws

    Thought this was a car lighter from the 80’e

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  • 2 points rileyjw90

    I need a full set of plates showing the south or North Pole of every planet

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  • 2 points blankgok

    Looks like a forbidden jawbreaker.

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  • 2 points Lost-Platypus8271

    what a great view! we should upskirt all the planets

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  • 2 points sierra120

    So that’s what that looks like

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  • 2 points MengTheMerciless

    The cross section of Jupiter would look like the most incredible layer cake.

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  • 2 points Zodiamaster

    Looks like a nice plate design ngl

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  • 2 points Germz94

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  • 2 points jamesp420

    Wow you've got the saturation cranked all the way up on this bad boy. It is very cool though. This is a composite of several images taken by Cassini as it flew by Jupiter on its way to Saturn, using it's Narrow Angle Imaging Science Subsystem. If you're actually looking at Jupiter's south pole, you're not going to see that much detail up around the edges, as everything will look a bit more "squished."

    This shows the image as originally posted by NASA

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  • 2 points jemlinus

    This is not a porn. It's terrifying.

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  • 2 points hasntbeenmydecade

    Looks like a dosa to me...

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    -1 points Important_Lie_7774

    Clearly you haven't seen a dosa

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  • 1 points bigorangemachine

    Or what a Tidally Locked Planet would look like from the equator.

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  • 1 points SaltyAd8309

    Thank you

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  • 1 points AandM4ever

    Jupiter’s Uranus?!

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  • 1 points RO4DHOG

    Just huge jetstreams.

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  • 1 points snarfer-snarf

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  • 1 points padeye242

    Cosmic upskirt.

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  • 1 points Tough_Friendship9469

    🐝-You-🫖-full!!

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  • 1 points MihaiiMaginu

    i love the great red spot just staring down at you like an eyeball

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  • 1 points newNickNome

    Yummy hummus

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  • 1 points butwhythoughdamnit

    Is that the big red storm bottom left ? It came back

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  • 1 points TriggerHappyPermaBan

    Mmm Hummus

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  • 1 points Far_Out_6and_2

    That’s the portal

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  • 1 points Ayasdad

    Is this picture moving?

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  • 1 points Mdgt_Pope

    Outer Wilds taught me that there’s something waiting for me at the poles, but those storms are bigger than our planet…

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  • 1 points fr4ct4l_

    Marble

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  • 1 points Doom_3302

    This reminds me of Death's End when the entire solar system is reduced to 2-D.

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  • 1 points Marzdae

    Suuuree

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  • 1 points Yuno808

    Where Hexagon?

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  • 1 points SomethingOverThere

    New Wax Mage pressings go hard

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  • 1 points 100slr

    it looks like dosa we make at home

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  • 1 points Azutolsokorty

    Maybe it is an eye :O

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  • 1 points Old_Reading_2487

    Amazing

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  • 1 points mulberrygoldshoebill

    Ombre yarn cake.

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  • 1 points PhysicsEagle

    Is this a “true color” image or has it been enhanced to show features?

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  • 1 points moronpapa

    Masala Dosa

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  • 1 points TeaBooksAndACat

    I saw this in my feed (which, admittedly, is a lot of arts and crafts) and just presumed someone had needle-felted Jupiter!

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  • 1 points TwoSpirit38

    Thought I was in my r/pottery for a second

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  • 1 points woodchoppr

    Couldn’t find a lower resolution image - huh?

    Huuuuh?! 😄

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  • 1 points Bob_A_Ganoosh

    Seeing this makes me want a set of dishes that is solar system themed. The gas giants could be the dinner plates, with the rocky planets as the side dish plates. Sun as a serving platter. Mold the flatware ends to represent moons, comets and/or asteroids.

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  • 1 points SreekarVyas

    dosa

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  • 1 points flavianpatrao

    Considering its 300x the size of earth that color structure is impressive

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  • 1 points cygnuschild

    As a fiber artist this makes me want to craft a Jupiter inspired circular blanket, rug or even a shawl. What a tremendously inspiring view of a beautiful planet!

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  • 1 points Aang_the_Orangutan

    How is the entire south pole lit up?

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  • 1 points DustyMonkey30

    Wasn't Cassini Hyugens expedition to Saturn?

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  • 1 points Wait-4-Kyle

    Jupiter’s Uranus

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  • 1 points Katt_Natt96

    I feel like we’re not supposed to look up Jupiter’s pants but we have

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  • 1 points Sad-Background-8250

    I want this as a cake. But what flavor?

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  • 1 points elpatronus

    It's God's hemorrhoid

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  • 1 points ServiceJealous7417

    Looks more like Uranus 😋

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  • 1 points Sweaty_Win_5075

    Dosa ?

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  • 1 points whereIsMyWaiiifu

    Looks like a Cinnabon roll

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  • 1 points gr8dysbetternights

    How do they know it’s the South Pole in space

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  • 1 points SunlitNight

    When was this? Any more details? Beautiful. My 5 year old is obsessed with space and I hate when I cant explain him new pictures.

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  • 1 points Creative-Web-3036

    FLAT JUPITER THEORY.

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  • 1 points PYCapache

    Is "south" appropriate term if planet doesn't have magnetic field?

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  • 1 points 3000BlackJets786

    Dosa

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  • 0 points GrassTemporary6118

    Dosa

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  • 0 points mute24

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