This photograph was taken by the Voyager spacecraft on its ΓÇ£grand tourΓÇ¥ of the solar system and shows Jupiter as seen from a distance of 37.3 million kilometers. This outer- space perspective, free of the blurring effects of the EarthΓÇÖs atmosphere, makes it easy to see the intense activity in JupiterΓÇÖs upper atmosphere, and especially the turbulence of the planetΓÇÖs belts and zones, with their boundaries marked by eddies and swirls uncannily reminiscent of Vincent van GoghΓÇÖs brush strokes in his famous painting Starry Night. Also visible in this image are smaller versions of the Great Red Spot, some of which appear as yellow rather than red ovals. Like their larger cousin, the spots are really storms, although much smaller and
