This image, taken by NASA Galileo spacecraft, shows the darkside of Jupiter, the part not illuminated by sunlight. The curved line crossing from the lower left to the upper right is the auroral arc on the horizon.
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NASA ID
PIA00560
Date Created
December 18, 1997
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
Jupiter Belt-Zone Boundary Methane filter, 732 nm
Mar 26, 1998