Jupiter's chaotic clouds seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft

NASA's Juno spacecraft took this enhanced color image at 1:23 am EDT on May 24 as the spacecraft made its 13th flyby of Jupiter. At the time, Juno was about 9,600 miles from the cloudy peaks of the planet.

The area seen here is somewhat chaotic and turbulent, given the various swirling cloud formations. In general, the material of the darker clouds is deeper in the atmosphere of Jupiter, while the material of the shiny clouds is high. The bright clouds are most likely ammonia or ammonia and water, mixed with a pinch of unknown chemical ingredients.

The text of this slideshow is from the NASA website.

Colorful swirling clouds dominate the southern hemisphere of Jupiter in this image captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft on December 16, 2017.

Jupiter appears in this enhanced color image as a tapestry of cloud bands and vibrant storms. The dark region on the far left is called the temperate southern belt. The intersection of the belt is a ghostly feature of slippery white clouds.

This image was taken on December 16, 2017 at 13:12. EST, while Juno was doing his tenth flyby of Jupiter.