It is more than twice as massive as all the other planets in the solar system combined. Its surface clouds form alternating bands that spin in opposite directions. White bands are known as zones and dark bands are known as belts. They are caused by material rising from the center, cooling, and sinking back to the center. The coriolis effect on the surface causes the winds to spin in opposite directions.
Organic chemicals cause the color differences.
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a permanent hurricane caused by winds spinning in opposite directions. Jupiter, like all Jovian planets, has rings. These rings are not as brilliant and visible as Saturn, that is why not many people know of them. Many people think that Jupiter was suppose to be a star at one point, but never made it. It gives off twice as much energy as it receives from the sun.