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In this infrared view of Jupiter from the Gemini North telescope in Hawaiʻi, warmer areas appear bright, including four large spots that appear in a row just north of the equator. South of the equator, the oval-shaped and cloud-covered Great Red Spot appears dark. To see how this image compares with visible and ultraviolet views from the Hubble Space Telescope, read the press release from NSF's NOIRLab and the related articles in the Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and the Astronomical Journal. [International Gemini Observatory, NOIRLab, NSF, AURA, M. H. Wong et al., M. Zamani]
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