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Jupiter, in pastel colors because the observation was taken in near-infrared light, experiences a rare alignment of three of its large moons; Io, Ganymede, and Callisto.

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    The first color movie of Jupiter from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows what it would look like to peel the entire globe of Jupiter, stretch it out on a wall into the form of a rectangular map, and watch its atmosphere evolve with time. The brief movie clip spans 24 Jupiter rotations between Oct. 31 and Nov. 9, 2000.
    Atmospheric Evolution
    - Flat
    Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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    This color movie of Jupiter from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows what the Jupiter sky would like like if projected on a stationary sphere as its atmosphere evolves with time. The brief movie clip spans 24 Jupiter rotations between Oct. 31 and Nov. 9, 2000.
    Atmospheric Evolution
    - On a Sphere
    Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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    Animated movie of rare triple moon eclipse on Jupiter. While Hubble took 20 images during the event, the hundreds of images needed for the animation were created from the original images using the measured rotation of Jupiter and the motions of the satellites and their shadows. The image was taken March 28, 2004, with Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer. Astronomers combined images taken in three near-infrared wavelengths to make this pastel color image.
    Triple Moon Eclipse
    Credit: NASA, ESA, E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona) and L. Barranger

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    color animation of a rotating sphere with a projection of the sky of the Jovian moon Io, created from a mosaic of images from two different spacecraft.
    Rotating Jovian Moon Io
    Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

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    In this movie, put together from false-color images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Jupiter in early 2007, show ammonia clouds (appearing as bright blue areas) as they form and disperse over five successive Jupiter "days."
    Ammonia Clouds on Jupiter
    Taken by New Horizons Spacecraft - 2007
    Credit: NASA/JHU/APL/SwRI

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    Bands of eastward and westward winds on Jupiter appear as concentric rotating circles in a movie composed of Cassini images which have been reprojected to appear as if the viewer were floating over Jupiter's north pole. The sequence covers 70 days, from October 1 to December 9, 2000.
    Polar Winds
    Taken by Cassini Spacecraft
    October-December 2000
    Credit: NASA/JHU/APL/SwRI

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    Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a hurricane-like storm system at least twice the diameter of planet Earth. Approaching Jupiter in early October the Cassini spacecraft recorded the images used in this excellent movie of the swirling storm system and planet-circling cloud bands. Seven mosaicked frames make up the movie sequence, each separated by one or two rotation periods.
    The Great Red Spot
    Taken by Cassini Spacecraft
    November 2000
    Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

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    This is the original Voyager
    Voyager I's Approach of Jupiter
    "Blue Movie" 1979
    Credit: NASA/JPL

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    Video Descriptions
    1. Storm Merger on Jupiter - A small white spot, probably a thunderstorm, lies to the south of a larger, brown spot on Jupiter. The white spot moves counterclockwise around the brown spot and breaks up . A part of the white spot is absorbed by the brown spot.
    2. Turbulent Region Near Great Red Spot - A turbulent region west of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The small, bright white spots are believed to be thunderstorms.
    3. Southern Hemisphere Storms - White oval storms in Jupiter's southern hemisphere that rotate counterclockwise, similar to the larger Great Red Spot. These storms are very stable and persist for decades.
    4. Jupiter's High Latitudes - A high-latitude area, above 45 degrees, the banded appearance of Jupiter's clouds gives way to a more mottled appearance. The cause of this transition is not fully understood.
    5. Jupiter Hot Spot - The blue region in the center is a relatively cloud-free area where thermal radiation from warmer, deeper levels emerges.
    6. Small Storms Near Great Red Spot - Small spots slipping over each other east of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. These small storms are born in the turbulent region west of the Great Red Spot, then move westward all the way around the planet until they again encounter the Red Spot from the east, when they are often swallowed by the Red Spot.

    All six of the above videos were created from images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Cassini is a cooperative mission of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages Cassini for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. Credits: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona. For larger versions of these videos, visit Cassini Imaging Team Website.