Infrared image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot captured by the Galileo spacecraft's NIMS instrument in June 1996. The yellowish-green color indicates a high-altitude, cold, high-pressure storm system 2-3 times the diameter of Earth. Blue areas show thinner clouds at greater depths.

Astronomy Picture from 11/03/1997

Jupiter: The Great Yellow Spot

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Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970311.html


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