Jupiter is an outer planet, most known for its Great Red Spot. It is the largest planet in our solar system and has no solid surface. Jupiter has a faint, narrow ring system of dust and tiny particles. Jupiter can complete a rotation in 10 hours and has 95 known moons.
Jupiter's atmosphere is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. The visible clouds are ammonia, and there is water beneath. Temperatures vary depending on location. It is freezing at the clouds' tops and very hot deep within the atmosphere. The planet is always stormy.
Jupiter has swirling clouds, a giant storm, bands of light and dark clouds called zones and belts, and, most notably, the Great Red Spot.
Jupiter is unlikely to be able to support life, but its moon Europa is a potential candidate due to its subsurface ocean, which may contain the necessary ingredients for life.
Galileo Galilei's telescopic observations. One of the observations showed Jupiter's Galilean moons.
Pioneer 10 and 11 were the first spacecraft to fly by Jupiter.
Upclose views of Jupiter were captured by Voyager 1 and 2.
Galileo orbited Jupiter for nearly eight years.
Juno has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, studying its deep atmosphere, magnetosphere, and interior.
Europa Clipper is en route to study Jupiter's moon Europa, focusing on its potential subsurface ocean.