133-Amalthea
Amalthea - Jupiter's tiny, close moon races above the roiling cloudtops
135-Jupiter-balloon-Probe
Jupiter Probe - a balloon probe floats amidst Jupiter's clouds
140 Valley on Europa
Europan Valley - icy canyons of Europa are stained with the organic residue of the ocean below the crust
Callisto - a full Jupiter is poised above the ancient cratered surface of Callisto
Eclipse by Gas Giant - cover of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1977
Io In Transit - Io transits the disk of Jupiter as seen from Europa
Fragments of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 impact Jupiter ; acrylic on board, 1994
Ice Lead on Europa
a brief opening in the icy crust of Europa reveals its usually hidden ocean, Frontispiece for Scientific American Cosmos - painting by Don Dixon
Impact on Jupiter
A small comet plunges into Jupiter's atmosphere in this painting commisioned for Carl Sagan's book "Comet". acrylic on illustration board, 1987.
Europa exploration diagram
A hydrobot explores the ocean that is believed to exist beneath Europa's icy crust.
Jupiter's Rings
Jupiter is encircled by a diffuse system of very faint rings, best observed when backlit by the sun. - painting by Don Dixon for Scientific American
Crescent Jupiter over Europa
A crescent Jupiter is poised on the horizon of its icy moon Europa in this variation of artwork created for the May, 2004 cover of "Astronomy." Digital, 2004. © 2005 by Don Dixon.
Clouds of Jupiter
The horizon is nearly 1,000 miles away in this rendition of the upper clouds of Jupiter. A deck of ammonium hydrosulfide clouds stretches below. Digital painting © 2007 Don Dixon/cosmographica.com
Diagram of Jupiter's Satellites' Orbits
Dozens of small moons, probably captured asteroids, orbit about Jupiter
Volcanic Eruption on Io
Volcano erupts just beyond the horizon of Jupiter's moon Io, whose surface is blanketed with sulfur compounds, giving it a yellow hue. Digital,
Pioneer Jupiter
Pioneer 10 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Jupiter. Gouache on illustration board, 1974. © Don Dixon
Eclipse seen from Io
Jupiter eclipses the sun as seen from its moon Io. frosts that precipitate on Io's surface while in Jupiter's shadow may sublime back into the gaseous state - acrylic and gouache painting on illustration board; © Don Dixon, 1974
Jupiter seen from the Icy Surface of Europa
Cover painting for the October, 1999 issue of Scientific American for the story "Europa's Ocean." Mixed 3d rendering and photography. I sculpted "icebergs" in clay and captured closeup video frames while the model was lit by a low sun. The various landscape elements were isolated in Photoshop and colorized to look like ice. Additional textures and details were also added in Photoshop. Jupiter and Io (seen in transit) were modeled in Strata Studio and then embellished in Photoshop. I intentionally created a low saturation image of Jupiter in an attempt to get a more realistic effect; Jupiter is generally rendered far too orange and gaudy. The colors here closely approximate what I observe in a telescope. © Don Dixon
Io's Sodium Aurora
Io's Sodium Aurora - sputtering of high energy particles from Jupiter's radiation belt ionize Io's surface and thin atmosphere. The resulting cloud is entrained by Jupiter's powerful magnetic field. 6x7 inch acrylic and gouache on illustration board, 1984. © Don Dixon