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October 8, 2020

A Flight Over Jupiter

October 8, 2020

A Flight Over Jupiter

During the closest approach of this pass, NASAs Juno spacecraft came within approximately 2,100 miles (3,400 kilometers) of Jupiters cloud tops.
September 23, 2020

Cyclones of Color at Jupiter's North Pole

September 23, 2020

Cyclones of Color at Jupiter's North Pole

Cyclones at the north pole of Jupiter appear as swirls of striking colors in this extreme false color rendering of an image from NASAs Juno mission.
August 5, 2020

A Mushball and Shallow-Lightning Factory (Illustration)

August 5, 2020

A Mushball and Shallow-Lightning Factory (Illustration)

This graphic depicts the evolutionary process of shallow lightning and mushballs on Jupiter.
August 5, 2020

When Jupiter's Clouds Pop Up

August 5, 2020

When Jupiter's Clouds Pop Up

In the center of this JunoCam image, small, bright pop-up clouds seen rise above the surrounding features. Clouds like these are thought to be the tops of violent thunderstorms responsible for shallow lighting.
August 5, 2020

Shallow Lightning on Jupiter (Illustration)

August 5, 2020

Shallow Lightning on Jupiter (Illustration)

This illustration uses data obtained by NASAs Juno mission to depict high-altitude electrical storms on Jupiter.
July 22, 2020

Five Ganymedes

July 22, 2020

Five Ganymedes

These images the JIRAM instrument aboard NASAs Juno spacecraft took on Dec. 26, 2019, provide the first infrared mapping of Ganymedes northern frontier.
July 22, 2020

Ganymede's North Pole with Gridlines

July 22, 2020

Ganymede's North Pole with Gridlines

The north pole of Ganymede can be seen in center of this annotated image taken by the JIRAM infrared imager aboard NASAs Juno spacecraft on Dec. 26, 2019. The thick line is 0-degrees longitude.
July 1, 2020

Clyde's Spot on Jupiter

July 1, 2020

Clyde's Spot on Jupiter

This image from NASAs Juno spacecraft captures several storms in Jupiters southern hemisphere.
May 21, 2020

Jupiter's Racing Stripes

May 21, 2020

Jupiter's Racing Stripes

This enhanced-color image from NASAs Juno spacecraft captures the striking cloud bands of Jupiters southern latitudes.
May 1, 2020

Jupiter's Great Red Spot: A Rose By Any Other Name

May 1, 2020

Jupiter's Great Red Spot: A Rose By Any Other Name

Jupiters already vibrant colors become especially striking in this artistic interpretation of an image from NASAs Juno mission that shows the planets famous Great Red Spot.
April 16, 2020

Churning Texture in Jupiter's Atmosphere

April 16, 2020

Churning Texture in Jupiter's Atmosphere

NASAs Juno mission captured these elaborate atmospheric jets in Jupiters northern mid-latitude region.
April 2, 2020

High-Altitude Hazes on Jupiter

April 2, 2020

High-Altitude Hazes on Jupiter

NASAs Juno mission captured this look at Jupiters tumultuous northern regions during the spacecrafts close approach to the planet on Feb. 17, 2020.
March 16, 2020

Massive Beauty

March 16, 2020

Massive Beauty

NASAs Juno mission captured this look at the southern hemisphere of Jupiter on Feb. 17, 2020, during the spacecrafts most recent close approach to the giant planet.
March 2, 2020

Jupiter Storms Merging

March 2, 2020

Jupiter Storms Merging

This view of Jupiters atmosphere from NASAs Juno spacecraft includes something remarkable, two storms caught in the act of merging.
February 18, 2020

Jupiter's South Equatorial Region

February 18, 2020

Jupiter's South Equatorial Region

The JunoCam imager aboard NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiters southern equatorial region on Sept. 1, 2017.
February 18, 2020

Juno's Equator

February 18, 2020

Juno's Equator

Thick white clouds are present in this JunoCam image of Jupiters equatorial zone, taken by NASAs Juno Spacecraft.
January 24, 2020

Deep Motion

January 24, 2020

Deep Motion

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this view of a chaotic, stormy area of the planets northern hemisphere known as a folded filamentary region.
January 9, 2020

Ganymede

January 9, 2020

Ganymede

This sequence of four images from NASAs Juno spacecraft reveals the first views of the north polar region of Jupiters moon Ganymede.
December 12, 2019

Cyclones Larger on Jupiter

December 12, 2019

Cyclones Larger on Jupiter

The JIRAM image was obtained during the 23rd science pass of the Juno spacecraft over Jupiter, on November 4, 2019.
December 12, 2019

Jupiter's Pentagon Turns Hexagon

December 12, 2019

Jupiter's Pentagon Turns Hexagon

In this annotated infrared image, six cyclones form a hexagonal pattern around a central cyclone at Jupiters south pole, as detected by JIRAM aboard NASAs Juno mission.
December 12, 2019

A New Cyclone Joins the Jovian Fray

December 12, 2019

A New Cyclone Joins the Jovian Fray

A new, smaller cyclone can be seen at the lower right of this infrared image of Jupiters south pole taken on Nov. 4, 2019 by NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2019

A Pentagon of Jovian Cyclones

December 12, 2019

A Pentagon of Jovian Cyclones

The image was taken on Feb. 2, 2017, by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2019

Jupiter's South Pole Cyclones in 2016

December 12, 2019

Jupiter's South Pole Cyclones in 2016

Six cyclones can be seen at Jupiters south pole in this infrared image taken on Feb. 2, 2017, during the 3rd science pass of NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2019

Juno's JIRAM Instrument

December 12, 2019

Juno's JIRAM Instrument

This computer-generated image depicts the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2019

A Sixth Cyclone Has Joined the Configuration of Circumpolar Cyclones at Jupiter's South Pole

December 12, 2019

A Sixth Cyclone Has Joined the Configuration of Circumpolar Cyclones at Jupiter's South Pole

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this image of a sixth circumpolar cyclone in the cluster around Jupiters south pole.
December 12, 2019

White Spot Z

December 12, 2019

White Spot Z

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this image of White Spot Z, one of the long-lived storms in Jupiters atmosphere.
December 12, 2019

The Great Red Spot

December 12, 2019

The Great Red Spot

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this image of the Great Red Spot, swirling in Jupiters atmosphere.
December 12, 2019

Exotic Marble

December 12, 2019

Exotic Marble

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter and the enhanced color evokes an exotic marble.
December 12, 2019

Luminous Clouds

December 12, 2019

Luminous Clouds

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiters clouds with a luminous beauty.
December 12, 2019

Layered Swirls

December 12, 2019

Layered Swirls

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this image of layers of clouds swirling in Jupiters atmosphere.
December 12, 2019

The Shadow of Io

December 12, 2019

The Shadow of Io

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiters moon Io casting its shadow on Jupiter.
December 12, 2019

Suitable for Framing

December 12, 2019

Suitable for Framing

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this image of a vortex on Jupiter.

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