"Jupiter's Great Red Spot: Iconic Storm Twice as Large as Earth Captured in Stunning Image"

1 min read
Source: New York Post
"Jupiter's Great Red Spot: Iconic Storm Twice as Large as Earth Captured in Stunning Image"
Photo: New York Post
TL;DR

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a striking image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot, revealing the iconic storm to be twice as large as Earth and reaching about 200 miles beneath the planet's clouds. The high-pressure region has been churning an anticyclonic storm for over 350 years, but has been shrinking in size over the past four decades. Juno's observations also indicate that winds in the Great Red Spot can reach speeds of up to 400 miles per hour, and the spacecraft is currently in the third year of its extended mission to study Jupiter and its moons.

Share this article

Want the full story? Read the original reporting

Read on New York Post