A first ever up-close look at Jupiter's north pole indicates a large blue area chock-full of powerful storm.

Over the weekend, taken by its Juno spacecraft during its initial orbit around the"gas giant."

For NASA’s astronomers, the images reveal a "hardly recognizable" picture of the largest planet in our solar system.

“It’s bluer in color up there than other parts of the planet, and there are a lot of storms,” Scott Bolton, the principal investigator for Juno, said in the press release. “It looks like nothing we have seen or imagined before.”

Storm systems and weather activity unlike anything encountered in the solar system are on view in these color images of Jupiter's north polar region from NASA's Juno spacecraft.

(NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS)

At a Glance

NASA's spacecraft Juno sent back close-up images of Jupiter's north pole.Scientists say it looks nothing like they ever imagined.The area around the planet's northern pole appears blue and is full of powerful storms.

Bolton said there are no signs of the latitudinal bands or zone and belts that scientists have been accustomed to.

"We’re seeing signs that the clouds have shadows, possibly indicating that the clouds are at a higher altitude than other features,” he added.

Juno came within about 2,500 miles of the planet during its initial flyby, the first of 37 planned flybys over the course of its 20-month mission, according to NASA.

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Images of Jupiter's southern pole were also captured, highlighting its beautiful southern aurora.

The Juno spacecraft launched on Aug. 5, 2011, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and arrived at Jupiter on the Fourth of July.

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Juno's mission is to get a glimpse of the of Jupiter's surface through the planet's cloud-socked atmosphere and map the interior from a unique vantage point above the poles. Some questions NASA hopes to answer: How much water exists? Is there a solid core? Why are Jupiter's southern and northern lights the brightest in the solar system?