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Jupiter: the Great Red Spot

author: Nasa/JPL/Novapix

reference: a-jup04-00023

Image Size 300 DPI: 18 * 15 cm

As Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter, it captured this photo of the Great Red Spot on february 22 1979. The Great Red Spot is an anti-cyclonic (high- pressure) storm on Jupiter that can be likened to the worst hurricanes on Earth.

Keywords for this photo:

1979 - ASTRONOMY - CLOUD - GREAT RED SPOT - JUPITER - LIMB - PLANET - STORM - VOYAGER - VOYAGER 1 -