The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has published a new image of Jupiter taken from the Hubble Space Telescope.
The image perfectly shows the most noticeable feature of the gas giant's atmosphere - the so-called Great Red Spot. It is the largest atmospheric vortex in the solar system.
A colossal storm was discovered back in 1665. The spot moves parallel to the planet's equator, and the gas inside it rotates counterclockwise. Over time, the spot changes in size: according to various estimates, its length is 40–50 thousand kilometers, and its width is 13–16 thousand kilometers. In addition, the formation changes color.
The image also shows numerous smaller hurricanes that appear as patches of white, brown, and sand.
It should be noted that the upper ammonia clouds observed on Jupiter are organized into numerous bands parallel to the equator. They have different widths and different colors.
The published image was received by Hubble on June 27 this year. For shooting, the Wide Field Camera 3 device was used - the most technologically advanced instrument of the space observatory.
Source: 3dnews.ru