The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Space => Topic started by: rangerrebew on July 14, 2017, 12:43:22 pm
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Check Out Juno’s Stirring Closeups of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Picture Jupiter. Even if you're a total space junkie, your mental image is probably an orange and white-striped planet with a big red dot in the southern hemisphere. Jupiter's red spot—a storm with a diameter larger than Earth's—has been the planet's most conspicuous feature for centuries, and was definitely the answer to a question on your fifth grade astronomy test.
https://www.wired.com/story/check-out-junos-stirring-closeups-of-jupiters-big-red-spot/