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Bits of Jupiter
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Images from NASA's Juno probe, processed by citizen scientists. Credits in text, descriptions in alt. Inspired by the late Bits of Pluto Twitter account. Trans rights!

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Bits of Jupiter @jupiterbits.bsky.social · Feb 13
Now fully set up! Posts should be coming out every 6 hours — if you're in the credits of a featured image and wish to no longer have your @ pinged when that happens (or vice-versa), please let me know! Do note though that the same name won't get used more than once a week to avoid excessive pinging.
jupiterbits.bsky.social Bits of Jupiter @jupiterbits.bsky.social · Feb 7
Posts will be a little haphazard as I try moving workflow from Xitter to here — in the meantime, thank you to everyone who's already followed from there to here 🙇
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / @bswift.bsky.social)
Wide view photo of Jupiter's southern hemisphere, including the Great Red Spot (a massive anticyclone bigger than all of Earth), its tropics and part of the polar hood, with its distinct blue colouration.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Roger P. Bowker)
Picture of the Great Red Spot (a massive anticyclonic storm on the planet Jupiter) and its surrounding areas.
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Arndt Stelter)
Taken high above Jupiter's southern subtropics, this picture shows various of its cloud bands with numerous storms and swirls and very distinct colour patterns, the area closest to the south pole being notably bluer than the rest.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Craig Sparks)
Wide-angle view of one of Jupiter's subtropical regions. The polar region can be distinguished by its unique colouration, and countless swirly and oval storms are shown throughout the whole view.
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya Oleksuik)
Image of the planet Jupiter, showing its Great Red Spot and other storm systems near it, as well as some of the planet's cloud bands.
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / @bjornjonsson.bsky.social)
Close-up oblique view of Jupiter's northern latitudes, near its pole. The turbulence in the planet's atmosphere is noticeable, and various storm systems are present.
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / David Conrad)
Close-up view of a large anticyclonic storm on the planet Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot.
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Andrea Bruschi)
Close-up view of a long, extremely turbulent storm system on the planet Jupiter.
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / David Marriott)
Photo of Jupiter's southern hemisphere, spanning from the polar hood to close to the equator. The polar hood's blue colouration is of particular notability, as is a string of six bright oval-shaped storms in the tropics.
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Giuseppe Pappa)
Photo of Jupiter, taken at about 73 degrees of north latitude. A bright oval storm system can be seen near the middle of the captured area. The upper portion of the image has a distinctly blue hue, characteristic of Jupiter's polar regions. Many other turbulent storm systems and clouds are visible across the entire picture.
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Rupant Dangwal)
Image depicting Jupiter's mid-high latitudes, with multiple storm systems in various shapes, sizes and colours spread throughout the planet.
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / "DrowsyPilot")
Photo of Jupiter taken high above its northern latitudes' cloud tops, showing some extensive turbulent storm systems surrounded by the polar area's blue-green colour.
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Crystal McConnell)
Photo of Jupiter's southern hemisphere, showing part of the polar hood and multiple cloud bands.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt / @terrasabaea.bsky.social)
Photo of Jupiter's mid latitudes, closely featuring a large, turbulent storm system at the centre of the frame.
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Dan French)
Close-up view of Jupiter's cloudtops, displaying the turbulence created by a few large storm systems.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Shawn Handran)
Photo of Jupiter's temperate-antarctic latitudes, with a view of the various turbulent storm systems across the planet's southern latitudes.
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Shannon Haggarty)
Photo of Jupiter's southernmost latitudes, showing an abundance of turbulent storms between the planet's south pole and its tropics.
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Haris Jeffrey)
Image depicting Jupiter's southern hemisphere cloudtops, with multiple storm systems in various shapes, sizes and colours spread throughout the planet.
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Enaldo Valadares)
Close-up view of a few storm systems on Jupiter near one of its poles. These storms come in various colours from beige to blue.
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Nicoletta Minichino)
Picture of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (a large anticyclone bigger than Earth) and its surroundings.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Mark L. Mitchell)
Wide-angle photo of Jupiter's northernmost latitudes, with countless storms spread throughout the region.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / "caerk")
Close up view of Jupiter's massive anticyclone, the Great Red Spot.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / "Hilana-69")
Photo of the Great Red Spot, a centuries-old storm on the planet Jupiter that is larger than all of Earth.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / "LeusMoC")
Photo of Jupiter's southern hemisphere, focusing on the area between its south polar hood and southern tropics. A string of five bright oval storms is noticeable near the top of the field of view.
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A bit of #Jupiter (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Ben Robbins)
Photo of Jupiter's higher latitudes, showing various turbulent clouds near the planet's pole.
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM