A spacecraft orbiting Jupiter has revealed “frosted cupcake” clouds covering the planet.

Incredible 3D renders derived from data captured by JunoCam, the visible-light camera onboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, have allowed animations of the relative heights of the cloud tops of our solar system's largest planet.

They reveal delicately textured swirls and peaks that researchers say resemble the frosting on top of a cupcake.

The results have been presented by citizen scientist and professional mathematician and software developer, Gerald Eichstädt, at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) 2022 in Granada.

Understanding the relative heights of the spiky pillars within the swirls will help scientists to unveil in more detail the elements that compose them.

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