Compass Image of Jupiter

Jupiter (2019)

Hubble's New Portrait of Jupiter This new Hubble Space Telescope view of Jupiter, taken on June 27, 2019, reveals the giant planet's trademark Great Red Spot, and a more intense color palette in the clouds swirling in Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere than seen in previous years....

Jupiter Global Map (2019)

Hubble's Global View of Jupiter This Hubble Space Telescope image highlights the distinct bands of roiling clouds that are characteristic of Jupiter's atmosphere. The view represents a stretched-out map of the entire planet. Several cloud bands, which are parallel to the equator...

Rotation of Jupiter

Animation of Hubble's Global View of Jupiter This animation of a rotating Jupiter was assembled from a Hubble Space Telescope photographic mosaic of almost the entire planet. The resulting flat map was computer-projected onto a sphere to create a rotating globe (excluding the...