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"Clyde’s Spot" on Jupiter

"Clyde’s Spot" on Jupiter
Source: NASA

Image credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS 

This image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures several storms in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere. Some of these storms, including the Great Red Spot at upper left, have been churning in the planet’s atmosphere for many years, but when Juno obtained this view of Jupiter, the smaller, oval-shaped feature at the centre of the image was brand new. Learn more.
  

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