This is an image of Jupiter showing the various cloud shapes.
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NASA
A Look at Jupiter's Clouds
Jupiter shows clouds of white, brown, and orange. And then there is the Great Red Spot. The
Great Red Spot is the largest of the clouds of Jupiter.
Other cloud shapes include eddy shapes, white ovals, brown ovals, and brown barges. The eddies and white ovals are shown in this picture, when it is full size.
These clouds form in stripes and move across the face of Jupiter. The stripes are similar to those found on all the giant planets.
There are three layers of clouds on Jupiter, and each one is composed of different molecules. At one level there are clouds of ammonia, and at another level there are clouds made of ammonia and sulfur. You can imagine how bad they smell! There are clouds of water (H2O).
The smog of Jupiter is very high, above the clouds of Jupiter.
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