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jovian tapestry

Jupiter's appearance is a tapestry of vivid colors and swirling atmospheric vortices, while many aspects of the planet’s atmosphere are still a mystery.

Artistic Portrait of Jupiter

See tumultuous tempests in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere in this portrait taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

Swirling Jovian Storm (Natural Color)   

This natural color view offers an approximation of what Jupiter would look like to human eyes from Juno’s vantage point near the time of closest approach in its orbit.

High-Altitude Jovian Clouds

This image captures a high-altitude cloud formation surrounded by swirling patterns in the atmosphere of Jupiter's North North Temperate Belt region.

NASA Juno data indicate another possible volcano on Jupiter moon Io

Data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft using its Jovian InfraRed Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument point to a new heat source close to the south pole of Io that could indicate a previously undiscovered volcano on the small moon of Jupiter.

Outbound View of Jupiter

This image of Jupiter’s southern hemisphere was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on the outbound leg of a close flyby of the gas-giant planet.

Chaotic Clouds of Jupiter   

This image captures swirling cloud belts and tumultuous vortices within Jupiter’s northern hemisphere.

Dark and Stormy Jupiter

NASA Re-plans Juno’s Jupiter Mission

NASA has approved an update to Juno’s science operations until July 2021, providing for an additional 41 months in orbit around Jupiter.  

Juno Solves 39-Year Old Mystery of Jupiter Lightning   

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} NASA's Juno spacecraft finds lightning on Jupiter is same as in Earth in some ways, opposite in others.