... A truly giant planet, Jupiter's diameter is over 11 times the diameter of Earth and the smallest storms visible in the Cassini Jupiter portrait are similar in size to large terrestrial hurricanes . ...
... Credit Copyright: Cassini Imaging Team , Cassini Project , NASA Explanation: Slice Jupiter from pole to pole, peel back its outer layers of clouds , stretch them onto a flat surface ... and for all your trouble you'd end up with something that looks a lot ...
... On the cloud tops of Jupiter near the left edge of the picture can be seen a dark circular spot which is caused by the shadow of Jupiter 's largest moon Ganymede . ...
... Since hydrogen and helium gas are colorless, and those elements compose most of Jupiter's expansive atmosphere , what trace elements create the observed colors of Jupiter's clouds remains unknown. ...
... Yesterday . 8.04.2012 . Tomorrow >> . Credit Copyright: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA Explanation: How big is Jupiter's moon Io ? ...
... Credit Copyright: NASA , Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory , Southwest Research Institute Explanation: What would it be like to coast by Jupiter and watch it rotate? ...