NASA Snaps A Close-Up Photo Of Jupiter Experiencing Colossal White Storms
Image via NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL team
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured Jupiter, 406 million miles from Earth, experiencing massive white storms at 350 miles per hour on 25 August 2020.
The storms had erupted on 18 August 2020, which resulted in intricate white clouds swarming the planet’s surface. There were also two additional plumes that followed the storms at the same latitude.
The image reveals Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a persistent high-pressure region, in an intense dark color with the storm clouds.
The storm now spans about 9,800 miles from one end to the other. However, it is currently shrinking in size for unknown reasons.
At the left corner, the planet’s icy moon Europa can be seen in a tiny white spot on the image, as well.
Take a look at the stunning photo below.
406 million miles from Earth, Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere was captured perfectly by @NASAHubble on Aug. 25 as the Great Red Spot plowed into storm clouds: https://t.co/H5szWfZZdL pic.twitter.com/PnyqSpUOpD
— NASA (@NASA) September 18, 2020
[via Futurism, cover image via NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL team]
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