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The giant planet Jupiter, in all its banded
glory, takes the spotlight in these new images

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from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope that capture
both sides of the planet.

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Big enough to swallow Earth, the classic Great
Red Spot storm stands out prominently in Jupiter’s

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atmosphere.

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To its lower right, at a more southerly latitude,
is a feature sometimes dubbed Red Spot Jr.

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This giant storm, called an anticyclone, was
the result of other storms merging in 1998

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and 2000, and it first appeared red in 2006.

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The source of its red color is unknown but
may involve a range of chemical compounds:

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sulfur, phosphorus, or organic material.

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Staying in their lanes, but moving in opposite
directions, Red Spot Jr. passes the Great

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Red Spot about every two years.

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Hubble also captured Jupiter's volcanic moon,
Io.

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Only slightly larger than Earth's moon, Io
is the most volcanically active body in the

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solar system.

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Hubble’s sensitivity to blue and violet
wavelengths clearly reveals interesting surface

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features.

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Hubble monitors Jupiter and the other outer
solar system planets every year under the

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Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy program, or
OPAL.

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These large worlds are shrouded in clouds
and hazes stirred up by violent winds, causing

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a kaleidoscope of ever-changing weather patterns
for Hubble to investigate.

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Studying the planets in our solar system helps
us understand our own weather patterns closer

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to home, and allows us to theorize what potential
exoplanet weather is like in other star systems

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in our universe.

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