Unusual views of Jupiter

When you see photos of Jupiter, they’re almost always the of same view: the north pole at the top, the gaseous bands perfectly horizontal, and the Red Spot somewhere in the mix. But @robdubbin reminds us that there are other ways of looking at Jupiter. Here’s a view of the planet’s southern hemisphere:

And the northern hemisphere:

If you take photos of the whole of Jupiter’s surface and stretch it out flat, you get something like this:

That last one in particular is worth checking out at full resolution. (via @tcarmody)

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