Jupiter photos

Jupiter's great red spot,enhanced color mobile wallpaper 1080x2400

The latest photos from NASA’s Juno orbiter are getting up close and personal with Jupiter. Known as Perijove 12 – because it’s this mission’s 12th encounter with the giant planet – the images only add to the recent mysteries that have emerged regarding the Great Red Spot.

The planet Jupiter is the fifth planet out from the Sun, and is two and a half times more massive than all the other planets in the solar system combined. Jupiter is the giant of the Solar System, with a mass more than 300 times the mass of the Earth and is called after the

“With nods to @BackyrdAstroGuy for the idea, here’s some Jupiter for your phone’s wallpaper image. @NASAJuno Perijove 26”

Jupiter and it's visible moons.

Scientist Rick Lundh created this abstract Jovian artwork using data from the JunoCam imager onboard NASA's Juno spacecraft. The original image captures a close-up view of numerous storms in the northern hemisphere of Jupiter. To produce this artwork, Lundh selected a more contrasting part of one of Jupiter's storms, then cropped the image and applied an oil-painting filter. Image by #NASA

NASA has snapped a picture of Jupiter and its moons from a lunar observatory. The image shows what Jupiter looks like from an unusual space vantage point.

A depiction of Io and its shadow hovering above the mesmerizing Jovian atmosphere. Done mainly in Leonardo, with some tweaks done in Affinity Photo and Clip Studio Paint

Version A of the Jupiter installment of our solar system poster series.