STUNNING shots have been revealed showing Jupiter as you’ve never seen it before.
The solar system’s largest planet has been observed by a Nasa spacecraft since 2016.
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Data from it allows citizen scientists to digitally enhance images with some breath-taking results.
On November 6 the project, known as Juno, made a nice close approach to the planet, allowing for some exciting new visual material to be captured.
It usually takes some images every five weeks or so when it gets near Jupiter‘s polar regions.
One swirling shot reveals a northern circumpolar cyclone.
The image was artistically enhanced and uses false colour to bring out what scientists expect the area to look like.
Another shows a strange spot seen on the south tropical zone of Jupiter.
Anyone can download the raw data and get editing themselves.
It’s all available through Nasa’s dedicated JunoCam project website.
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You can then upload your creations onto the site for others to enjoy.
Those behind it consider the creations more a work of art, but they’re still very impressive to marvel at.
Juno was recently busy snapping pics of Jupiter’s frozen moon Europa too.
The series of snaps released in September give scientists their closest look at the mysterious, icy satellite in two decades.
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