The Solar System is full of extraordinary sights, but some stand out as particularly special. Jupiter's Great Red Spot and Saturn's rings capture the imagination because they are both beautiful and strange.
Solar wind has a powerful effect on every body in the Solar System and causes the eerie auroras on Earth, Jupiter, Saturn and other bodies.
The numerous volcanoes on Io constantly resurface the entire planet, while Europa's smooth, icy surface may hide oceans of liquid water.
Photo: Saturn backlit by the Sun taken by the Cassini probe (NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute)
Aurora
The solar wind's assault on the Earth can be easily seen.
Canals on Mars
Early telescopes and active imaginations create controversy.
Great Red Spot
Jupiter's massive storm is more than 300 years old.
Ice fountains of Enceladus
Jets of ice blast high above Saturn's moon.
Olympus Mons
Mars has the Solar System's largest volcano.
Saturn's rings
Countless ice particles around Saturn create stunning rings.
Solar wind
Charged particles race across the Solar System.
Sunspots
Sunspots can be as big as the Earth.
Valles Marineris
On Earth, this Martian canyon would stretch from LA to New York.
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