Fly Into Jupiter's Great Red Spot With JUNO

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JUPITER Great Red Spot UPITER'S GREAT RED SPOT JUNO gas giants planet Jupiter anticyclonic storm turbulent atmosphere NASA JPL NASA NASA JUNO

The Great Red Spot is a persistent zone of high pressure, producing an anticyclonic storm on the planet Jupiter, 22° south of the equator. It has been continuously observed for 188 years, since 1830. Earlier observations from 1665 to 1713 are believed to be the same storm; if this is correct, it has existed for at least 350 years. Storms such as this are not uncommon within the turbulent atmospheres of gas giants.

Credit: NASA JPL

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