My god, it's beautiful!
Per the commissioning report, NASA directed Webb to take the multi-filtered image of Jupiter to see how well it would do when focusing on a "bright planet," as well as its satellite moons and rings — and if this shotCapturing Jupiter in all its gaseous glory wasn't just an incredible scientific feat on its own — it also helped prove that the Webb is up to the task of capturing moving targets, such as planets and their moons.
"JWST is fully capable," the report celebrated, "of achieving the discoveries for which it was built." "JWST was envisioned," its writers continued, "'to enable fundamental breakthroughs in our understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxies, stars, and planetary systems.'"
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