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5 breathtaking views of Jupiter

by JoAnna Wendel
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An aerial view of Jupiter's surface in dark green and brown shades

NASA's Juno spacecraft was 4400 miles above the cloud tops when it snapped this picture of swirling clouds.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt and Sean Doran (CC BY-NC-SA)

Swirling clouds and hazy streaks in Jupiter’s northern region, viewed from 15,610 miles away.

NASA/JPL/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt

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