True-colour simulated view of Jupiter (NASA/JPL)

High Resolution Globe of Jupiter

30 December 2000

This true-colour simulated view of Jupiter is composed of 4 images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on December 7, 2000. To illustrate what Jupiter would have looked like if the cameras had a field-of-view large enough to capture the entire planet, the cylindrical map was projected onto a globe. The resolution is about 144 kilometers (89 miles) per pixel.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona