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Jupiter: the Great Red Spot

by

Nasa/JPL/Novapix

Reference

a-jup04-00023

Date

2012-04-01

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.