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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
A Flight over Jupiter Near the Great Red Spot
Explanation: Are you willing to wait to see the largest and oldest known storm system in the Solar System? In the featured video , Jupiter's Great Red Spot finally makes its appearance 2 minutes and 12 seconds into the 5-minute video. Before it arrives, you may find it pleasing to enjoy the continually changing view of the seemingly serene clouds of Jupiter , possibly with your lights low and sound up. The 41 frames that compose the video were captured in June as the robotic Juno spacecraft was making a close pass over our Solar System 's largest planet. The time-lapse sequence actually occurred over four hours. Since arriving at Jupiter in 2016, Juno 's numerous discoveries have included unexpectedly deep atmospheric jet streams , the most powerful auroras ever recorded, and water-bearing clouds bunched near Jupiter's equator.
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| Date | October 19, 2020 |
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| Credit | Image Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS ; Video Processing & License : Kevin M. Gill ; Music: Vangelis |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |