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Jupiter's storms recall Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night in processed image. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

An exaggerated elevation model shows, in a composite image, what the moon Europa might look like to a nearby visitor. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS (image data)/Gerald Eichstaedt (image processing)

A montage shows the changing faces of Jupiter's atmosphere over time. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill