Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.

Images and data from the Hale Telescope of the collision of Jupiter and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Some of the most excellent ground-based observations of the impact.

An image of "The Nurture of Jupiter", created by Nicolas Poussin from 1635-37 (Oil on canvas, 95 x 118 cm).

An image of "The Infancy of Jupiter", created by Andrea Schiavone, c. 1560 (Oil on canvas).

An image of "Education of Jupiter", created by Jacob Jordaensz (Oil on panel, 61 x 75 cm).

An image of "Allegory of July: Triumph of Jupiter", created by Cosme Tura from 1476-84 (Fresco, 500 x 320 cm).

An image of "View of the Hall of Jupiter", created by Pietro Da Cortona from 1643-44 (Fresco).

An image of "Jupiter and Callisto", created by Antonio Tempesta in 1606 (Engraving, 97 x 115 mm).

An image of "Jupiter and Callisto", created by Caesar Van Everdingen in 1655 (Oil on canvas, 165 x 193 cm).

An image of "Jupiter Notices Callisto", created by Nicolaes Berchem in 1656 (Oil on canvas, 129 x 168 cm).

An image of "Jupiter, Mercury and the Virtue", created by Dosso Dossi from 1515-18 (Oil on canvas, 111,3 x 150 cm).

An image of "Jupiter and Callisto", created by Francois Spiering from 1593-1600 (Wool and silk, 360 x 260 cm).

An image of "Jupiter and Mercury at Philemon and Baucis", created by Adam Elsheimer from 1609-10 (Oil on copperplate, 16,5 x 22,5 cm).

An image of "Jupiter Casting a Thunderbolt", created by Luc Faydherbe from 1645-55 (Terracotta, 44,4 x 72,4 x 26,3 cm).

An image of "Jupiter and Ganymede", created by Anton Raphael Mengs from 1758-59 (Fresco transferred to canvas, 180 x 140 cm).

An image of "Jupiter Suckled by the Goat Amalthea", created by Giulio Bonasone after 1531 (Engraving).

An image of "Jupiter and Mercury at Philemon and Baucis", created by Johann Karl Loth before 1659 (Oil on canvas, 178 x 252 cm).

An image of "Jupiter Bids Ceres Farewell", created by Domenico Maria Viani, c. 1701 (Oil on canvas, 61 x 75 cm).

An image of "Jupiter and Mnemosyne", created by Marco Liberiz (Oil on canvas, 118 x 153 cm).

An image of "Jupiter and Antiope", created by Sir Anthony Van Dyckz (Oil on canvas, 150 x 206 cm).

A close up photo of Jupiter's great red spot as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.

A large photo of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.

An outstanding collection of NASA space images, with images of all of the planets and many smaller bodies as well. Click on an image to read an explanation of it.

An image of "Jupiter and Antiope", created by Hendrick Goltzius in 1612 (Oil on canvas, 122 x 178 cm).