Jupiter is the solar system's fifth planet from the Sun. It is the largest planet with a volume of more than 1,000 Earths.

These are some of the highest resolution images of Jupiter ever taken from the Earth. They were taken with 200-inch Hale telescope and the JPL/Cornell adaptive optics system. The adaptive optics system removes the blurring of our atmosphere. The first two images above were taken at wavelengths of strong methane absorption, so only haze and clouds high in Jupiter's atmosphere (above most of the methane) can be seen. The Great Red Spot, a long-lived storm which contains some very high clouds, is just rotating into view from the left.