Georgina Torbet Jupiter is famous for its striking, stripey appearance, looking like an orange and white marble covered in streaky, complex patterns. But as a gas giant, Jupiter doesn't have a solid surface made of rock like Earth or Mars. Instead, its beautiful appearance is due to its atmosphere, as it has a deep atmosphere with several layers made up of different types of gases. Just because an atmosphere is gaseous, though, doesn't mean that it's featureless and well mixed.