NASA announces super-stormy image of Big Red Spot on Jupiter

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has just released a close-up series of images of the Big Red Storms on Jupiter captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle Juno.

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has just released a close-up series of images of the Big Red Storms on Jupiter captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle Juno.

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The US Space Agency's Juno spacecraft flew over the storm on July 11, capturing the latest images of the Great Red Spot on the largest solar system.

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Scott Bolton, principal researcher of the Juno mission from the San Antonio Southwest Research Institute, said: "For hundreds of years, scientists have observed, raised questions and theorized about the Great Red Spot. Now we have the best photos ever. "

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Scientists hope to learn more about the cause of the storm.Bolton said it will take some time to analyze the data Juno obtained when flying over the storm at a height of 9,000km.

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The Great Red Spot is about 16,350 km wide on April 3, 1.3 times the size of the Earth.

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The storm has been monitored since 1830 and may have existed for more than 350 years.

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"These expected images of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter are the 'perfect storm' of art and science," said Jim Green, NASA's planetary science director.

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"We are happy to share the beauty and excitement of space science with people," he added.

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The clear picture of the Great Red Spot that Juno captured.

Update 16 December 2018
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