Jupiter red spot

For more than 150 years, when humans have looked at Jupiter, they’ve seen a raging vortex larger than the Earth itself swirling with layers of wind and gas.

The most powerful storm in the solar system, located on Jupiter, is at its smallest diameter yet — for reasons unknown.

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Business Insider on Instagram: “NASA's $1 billion Jupiter probe has sent back breathtaking new images of the Great Red Spot. Juno flew about 5,600 miles above the…”

Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) is a massive storm observed since the 1600s, known for its counter-clockwise rotation and wind speeds exceeding 400 km/h.

NOVA on Instagram: “The Great Red Spot you see here on Jupiter is a storm bigger than the Earth itself, and it’s there because of the Coriolis effect. This…”

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Juno has flown closer to the solar system’s most famous storm than any other spacecraft to take the most detailed images to date. They may help scientists reveal some of the spot’s best-kept secrets.