10 mesmerising images of Jupiter captured by NASA

Jupiter's zonal winds, going in opposite directions, generate eddies of all sizes that manifest in storms swirling in the atmosphere

This image of Jupiter and its moon Io, at left, was taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 1, 2000.

This animation depicts Jupiter's planet wrapping cloud structure, commonly referred to as 'belts' and 'zones,' and the jet streams that encompass them

Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its four largest satellites are visible in this photo taken Feb. 5, 1979, by Voyager 1

Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s atmosphere — on the poles of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter. 

Satellite Footprints Seen in Jupiter Aurora

Jupiter's banded appearance is created by the cloud-forming 'weather layer.'

Jupiter White Oval

This color composite from Voyager 2 shows the Great Red Spot, Jupiter's iconic, long-lived storm, during the late Jovian afternoon

Jupiter in Color, by Cassini