The Juno space probe is gearing up for another pass of our solar system's largest planet, and NASA wants your help deciding what pictures it should snap on the way by.
You can cast your vote on the official JunoCam voting website. Choose from one of several points of interest in the orbit, helping narrow down mission photographs to the ones people most want to see.
As much as NASA would love to snap continuously, it says "the amount of on-board data storage" limits how many photos can be taken.
According to space.com, the JunoCam instrument has already captured fantastic images of the swirling gas giant, with the photos available on NASA's Juno mission website.
Normally photos are decided by "an imaging science team in a conference room or on a telecon," NASA explains on the JunoCam website.
"Each scientist argues for their top candidates and says why they are important." The voting process helps give a voice to astronomy enthusiasts and anyone curious to get a better glimpse at the surface of Jupiter.
Last month NASA announced the discovery of new, possibly habitable planets outside our solar system. While distant, they hold potential for surface water and possible life, a far cry from the crushing hydrogen and helium atmosphere of Jupiter.
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