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Hubble Tracks Jupiter\u2019s Stormy Weather<\/h2>\n

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Hubble Tracks Jupiter\u2019s Stormy Weather<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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NASA\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope imaged both sides of the giant planet, Jupiter, on January 5-6, 2024. <\/div>\n
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The giant planet Jupiter, in all its banded glory, is revisited by NASA\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope<\/a> in these latest images, taken on January 5-6, 2024, capturing both sides of the planet. Hubble monitors Jupiter and the other outer solar system planets every year under the\u00a0Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy program (OPAL)<\/a>. This is because these large worlds are shrouded in clouds and hazes stirred up by violent winds, causing a kaleidoscope of ever-changing weather patterns.<\/p>\n

[left image]\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<\/em>\u00a0Big enough to swallow Earth, the classic Great Red Spot stands out prominently in Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere. To its lower right, at a more southerly latitude, is a feature sometimes dubbed Red Spot Jr. This anticyclone was the result of storms merging in 1998 and 2000, and it first appeared red in 2006 before returning to a pale beige in subsequent years. This year it is somewhat redder again. The source of the red coloration is unknown but may involve a range of chemical compounds: sulfur, phosphorus, or organic material. Staying in their lanes, but moving in opposite directions, Red Spot Jr. passes the Great Red Spot about every two years. Another small red anticyclone appears in the far north.<\/p>\n

[right image]<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Storm activity also appears in the opposite hemisphere. A pair of storms, a deep red cyclone and a reddish anticyclone, appear next to each other at right of center. They look so red that at first glance, it looks like Jupiter skinned a knee. These storms are rotating in opposite directions, indicating an alternating pattern of high- and low-pressure systems. For the cyclone, there\u2019s an upwelling on the edges with clouds descending in the middle, causing a clearing in the atmospheric haze.<\/p>\n

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The storms are expected to bounce past each other because their opposing clockwise and counterclockwise rotation makes them repel each other. \u201cThe many large storms and small white clouds are a hallmark of a lot of activity going on in Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere right now,\u201d said OPAL project lead\u00a0Amy Simon<\/a>\u00a0of NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.<\/p>\n

Toward the left edge of the image is the innermost Galilean moon, Io \u2013 the most volcanically active body in the Solar System, despite its small size (only slightly larger than Earth\u2019s moon). Hubble resolves volcanic outflow deposits on the surface. Hubble\u2019s sensitivity to blue and violet wavelengths clearly reveals interesting surface features. In 1979 NASA\u2019s\u00a0Voyager 1<\/a>\u00a0spacecraft discovered Io\u2019s pizza-like appearance and volcanism, to the surprise of planetary scientists because it is such a small moon. Hubble picked up where Voyager left off by keeping an eye on restless Io year by year.<\/p>\n

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The Hubble Space Telescope images used in this animated science visualization present a full rotation of the giant planet Jupiter. This is not a real-time movie. Instead, Hubble snapshots of the colorful planet, taken January 5-6, 2024, have been photo-mapped onto a sphere, and the model is then rotated in animation. The planet\u2019s real rotation rate is nearly 10 hours, which is easily plotted by watching the Great Red Spot come and go with each completed rotation. Hubble monitors Jupiter and the other outer Solar System planets every year under the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy program (OPAL). Credit: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Hubble Space Telescope has been operating for over three decades and continues to make ground-breaking discoveries that shape our fundamental understanding of the universe. Hubble is a project of international cooperation between NASA and ESA. NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, manages the telescope. Goddard also conducts mission operations with Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, Colorado. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, conducts Hubble and Webb science operations for NASA.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tHubble\u2019s New Portrait of Jupiter<\/span>
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\n\t\tNASA\u2019s Hubble Shows Jupiter\u2019s Great Red Spot is Smaller than Ever Measured<\/span>
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Media Contacts<\/span>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Claire Andreoli<\/em><\/strong>
NASA\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Goddard Space Flight Center<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Greenbelt, MD<\/em><\/strong>
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Ray Villard
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Science Contact<\/span>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amy Simon
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Gr<\/em><\/strong>eenbelt, MD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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