Rae Paoletta • Jun 02, 2021
The best Jupiter pictures from NASA’s Juno mission
Jupiter is a coffee-and-cream-covered swirl of secrets. Beneath its undulating cloud bands are stories we’re only beginning to understand.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been critical to solving these mysteries. For the last five years, the probe has been capturing stunning images of the gas giant using its JunoCam. Although Juno didn’t technically need the camera to accomplish its main science objectives, the mission’s team agreed it would be important for public outreach.
With the help of some talented image processors and citizen scientists, Juno has allowed us to see our solar system’s oldest planet in a completely new way.
As Juno prepares to embark on its extended mission, here are our favorite pictures from its journey so far:
![Jupiter’s south pole from Juno (multi-orbit mosaic)](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_2400x3079_crop_center-center_82_line/20170607_JupitersouthpolefromJuno.jpg 2400w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x1539_crop_center-center_82_line/20170607_JupitersouthpolefromJuno.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x985_crop_center-center_60_line/20170607_JupitersouthpolefromJuno.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x739_crop_center-center_60_line/20170607_JupitersouthpolefromJuno.jpg 576w)
![Io's shadow on Jupiter during perijove 22 (closeup)](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_2400x811_crop_center-center_82_line/20190917_io-shadow-jupiter-pj22-closeup.jpg 2400w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x405_crop_center-center_82_line/20190917_io-shadow-jupiter-pj22-closeup.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x259_crop_center-center_60_line/20190917_io-shadow-jupiter-pj22-closeup.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x194_crop_center-center_60_line/20190917_io-shadow-jupiter-pj22-closeup.jpg 576w)
![Clyde's Spot](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x533_crop_center-center_82_line/460159/clydes-spot-jupiter-juno.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x400_crop_center-center_82_line/460159/clydes-spot-jupiter-juno.jpg 576w)
![Jupiter cloud relief from Juno](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x768_crop_center-center_60_line/20190429_PJ16_13_GE_v3_Detail001_2k.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x576_crop_center-center_60_line/20190429_PJ16_13_GE_v3_Detail001_2k.jpg 576w)
![Jupiter’s Great Red Spot from Juno](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x2781_crop_center-center_82_line/20170712_doran-juno-grs-p7.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x1780_crop_center-center_60_line/20170712_doran-juno-grs-p7.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x1335_crop_center-center_60_line/20170712_doran-juno-grs-p7.jpg 576w)
![A vortex on Jupiter](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x768_crop_center-center_82_line/460167/jupiter-vortex-juno.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x576_crop_center-center_82_line/460167/jupiter-vortex-juno.jpg 576w)
![Jupiter, Io, and Europa from Juno](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x758_crop_center-center_82_line/102343/20171006_Jupiter_Io_Europa.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x485_crop_center-center_60_line/102343/20171006_Jupiter_Io_Europa.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x364_crop_center-center_60_line/102343/20171006_Jupiter_Io_Europa.jpg 576w)
![Storms in Jupiter's Northern Hemisphere](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x421_crop_center-center_82_line/460181/jupiter-northern-hemisphere-storms.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x315_crop_center-center_82_line/460181/jupiter-northern-hemisphere-storms.jpg 576w)
![A jet stream region on Jupiter](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x576_crop_center-center_82_line/460366/jupiter-jet-stream-juno.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x432_crop_center-center_82_line/460366/jupiter-jet-stream-juno.jpg 576w)
![Half-Jupiter from Juno](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x1799_crop_center-center_82_line/20170522_jupiter-juno-p5.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x1151_crop_center-center_60_line/20170522_jupiter-juno-p5.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x863_crop_center-center_60_line/20170522_jupiter-juno-p5.jpg 576w)
Last but certainly not least:
![Jupiter the meme](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x768_crop_center-center_82_line/460370/jovey-mcjupiterface-juno.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x576_crop_center-center_82_line/460370/jovey-mcjupiterface-juno.jpg 576w)
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