Thunderstorms, solar winds, electromagnetic fields Cyclons, heavy clouds spinning over its surface Atmospheric bands, whirling storms that never rest Similar to the Sun due to hydrogen and helium So bright in the night to steal Venus spotlight Its mass alone, heavy might, outweighs what stands beside Two and a half times the mass of the other planets combined Massive, Stormy, Radiant, Violent Restless, Magnetic, Chaotic, Majestic Giant Jupiter Within its core, the heat, the pressure, perfect for fusion to ignite It could have almost been a star … But never born Seven hundred million kilometers far from the Sun Twelve years to complete its tormentated path Massive, Stormy, Radiant, Violent Restless, Magnetic, Chaotic, Majestic Lava and light, Io blazes through the Jovian night Volcanic roars ... In sulfur skies, the embers glow Beneath the ice, a land where there could have been life Europa in silence lies... Frozen scars tear through the sight Drifting in gloom, oceans where shadows dwell Callisto, a timeworn shell ... Wounds on scars, until its doom Ganymede, hidden wide oceans below It owns a magnetic field ... The greatest one, the largest moon Bright auroras flashing through ! Yet spinning with such a fierce momentum It owns the shortest day of any world so far Releasing its primordial energy and heat Than it ever gathers from the Sun As its Moons, Jupiter carries a scar The first space impact ever observed so far A comet dived into the Giant’s domain Its fragments fell through at hypersonic strain ! So bright in the night to steal Venus spotlight The Red Spot, ageless tomb, a gloomy vortex: whirling doom ! Massive, Stormy, Radiant, Violent Restless, Magnetic, Chaotic, Majestic, Mighty Jupiter