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  • 11.30.18

    'dolphin' in the Jovian clouds

    A cloud in the shape of a dolphin appears to be swimming through the cloud bands along the South South Temperate Belt.

    'dolphin' in the Jovian clouds
  • 11.15.18

    Io Rising

    Jupiter's moon Io rises just off the horizon of the gas giant planet. Slightly larger than Earth's moon, Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system.

    Io Rising
  • 11.08.18

    Jovian Close Encounter

    A multitude of magnificent, swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from Juno.

    Jovian Close Encounter
  • 10.25.18

    Jovian White Oval

    A swirling, oval white cloud in Jupiter’s South South Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA's Juno spacecraft.

    Jovian White Oval
  • 10.23.18

    NASA's Juno Mission Detects Jupiter Wave Trains

    Massive structures of moving air that appear like waves in Jupiter's atmosphere were first detected by NASA's Voyager missions during their flybys of the gas-giant world in 1979.

    NASA's Juno Mission Detects Jupiter Wave Trains
  • 10.04.18

    Jupiter in the Rearview Mirror   

    In the final minutes of a recent close flyby of Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a departing view of the planet's swirling southern hemisphere.

    Jupiter in the Rearview Mirror   
  • 09.27.18

    Jovian Swirls   

    Clouds in a Jovian jet stream, called Jet N5, swirl in the center of this color-enhanced image from NASA's Juno spacecraft.

    Jovian Swirls   
  • 09.13.18

    Juno Captures Elusive 'Brown Barge'

    A long, brown oval known as a "brown barge" in Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt is captured in this color-enhanced image from NASA's Juno spacecraft.

    Juno Captures Elusive 'Brown Barge'
  • 08.30.18

    Jupiter’s Swirling Cloudscape

    This image was taken at 10:27 p.m. PDT on May 23, 2018 (1:27 a.m. EDT on May 24) as the spacecraft performed its 13th close flyby of Jupiter.

    Jupiter’s Swirling Cloudscape
  • 08.24.18

    Time-lapse Sequence of Jupiter’s North   

    Striking atmospheric features in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere are captured in this series of color-enhanced images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

    Time-lapse Sequence of Jupiter’s North