Astronomy Picture of the Day

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                              2021 December 29
   [2]The featured image shows an image of Jupiter's clouds as captured by
    the Juno spacecraft in late 2021 November. Please see the explanation
                       for more detailed information.

                   Giant Storms and High Clouds on Jupiter
     Image Credit: [3]NASA/[4]JPL-Caltech/[5]SwRI/[6]MSSS; Processing &
                        [7]License: [8]Kevin M. Gill

   Explanation: What and where are these large ovals? They are rotating
   storm clouds on [9]Jupiter imaged last month by NASA's [10]Juno
   spacecraft. In general, higher clouds are lighter in color, and the
   lightest [11]clouds visible are the relatively small clouds that dot
   the lower oval. At 50 kilometers across, however, even these light
   clouds are not small. They are so high up that they cast shadows on the
   swirling oval below. The [12]featured image has been processed to
   enhance color and contrast. [13]Large ovals are usually regions of
   [14]high pressure that span over 1000 kilometers and can last for
   years. The largest oval on [15]Jupiter is the [16]Great Red Spot (not
   pictured), which has lasted for at least hundreds of years. Studying
   [17]cloud dynamics on Jupiter with Juno images enables a [18]better
   understanding of dangerous [19]typhoons and hurricanes on Earth.

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