For much of the time, it was invisible beneath dense cloud.

Dense cloud was reported in the area at the time the plane lost contact.

Early brightness gave way to dense cloud and a sharp slap of rain, delivered by a bitter northwesterly, sent even hardened twitchers scurrying for cover.

Its dense cloud of gas and dust make its interior invisible to optical telescopes.

Using a filter to better see water haze on top of the dense cloud cover, motions in the equatorial and southern regions are clearly visible.