By Yuan Ren For Mailonline and Victoria Bell For Mailonline
Published: 12:59 GMT, 15 March 2019 | Updated: 14:29 GMT, 15 March 2019
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Stunning images of the swirling gas clouds and raging storms covering Jupiter have been revealed by NASA.
The space agency's Juno probe captured the images using its on-board camera, known as the JunoCam.
It was specifically designed to take pictures of the planet's polar regions in its quest to search for clues about how the planet formed.
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Despite the planet's beautiful 'cloud' gases captured Jupiter's cloud-shrouded planet may not even have a surface that humans could stand on
Juno was launched on August 5, 2011 and entered a polar orbit of the planet in July, 2016.
JunoCam captured close-up photos of Jupiter's poles, as well as the shroud of swirling clouds that cover the gas giant.
Experts debate whether this covering is hiding a hidden solid core that humans could stand on or whether it is entirely comprised of gases.
Jupiter is two-and-a-half times the size of all the other planets in the Solar System combined.
The latest images of Jupiter's swirling cloud formation were processed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
While plenty of images of the planet's north hemisphere exists, the new images show the southern hemisphere of Jupiter.
NASA's Juno orbiter probe has revealed detailed images of the swirling gas clouds covering Jupiter. JunoCam captured close-up photos of Jupiter's poles, as well as the shroud of swirling clouds that cover the gas giant.
While plenty of images of the planet's north hemisphere exists, the new images show the southern hemisphere of Jupiter. The latest images of Jupiter's swirling cloud formation was processed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Juno orbiter was launched on August 5, 2011 and entered a polar orbit of the planet in July, 2016. Its mission is to search for clues about how the planet formed and for the first time, the JunoCam has captured close-up photos of Jupiter's poles
The stunning close-up detail was captured by the camera on the spacecraft known as the JunoCam, specifically designed to take pictures of the
