Great Red Spot
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In Photos: NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter releases new images of ‘Great Red Spot’The images were taken by the JunoCam, a spacecraft circling the planet at an amazingly close 9,000 kilometres above the storm.NewsJul 13, 2017
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New NASA photos show monstrous cyclones on Jupiter’s polesMonstrous cyclones are churning over Jupiter's poles, until now a largely unexplored region that is more turbulent than scientists expected.ScienceMay 25, 2017
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Scientists have found another ‘Great Spot’ on JupiterScientists reported Tuesday that the dark expanse is 24,000 kilometres across and 12,000 kilometres wide.ScienceApr 11, 2017
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‘The biggest and baddest planet in the solar system’: Jupiter by the numbersOn Monday, NASA's Juno spacecraft safely arrived in orbit around Jupiter. Jupiter is a planet scientists have dubbed "the biggest and baddest" in our solar system Here are some reasons why.ScienceJul 5, 2016
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Juno’s mission to Jupiter: 7 weird and wonderful facts about this giant planetNASA's Juno spacecraft will reach Jupiter on July 4. Here are a few things about the most massive planet in our solar system that you probably didn't know.ScienceJun 18, 2016
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7 of the strangest things in our solar systemLast week we discussed the strangest things in our universe. But we have a few odd things closer to home, too, right here in our own solar system. Here are just a few.ScienceApr 17, 2016
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New Hubble map of Jupiter reveals new features of raging stormIt's a storm that's been raging for at least 300 years and new images are revealing new, mysterious features.ScienceOct 14, 2015
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What’s causing Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? Nobody knowsIt's hard to imagine a massive hurricane with winds of almost 650 km/h that lasts 150 years -- or more -- but that's just what's been going on in Jupiter's atmosphere and scientists still don't know why.ScienceAug 5, 2015
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is shrinkingJupiter's magnificent Great Red Spot, a hurricane-like storm that could swallow Earth twice over, has shrunk.ScienceMay 15, 2014
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