Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

White Oval Clouds on Jupiter

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 8, 1997 is “White Oval Clouds on Jupiter,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Galileo Project, JPL, NASA. The original explanation runs about 87 words.

White Oval Clouds on Jupiter
Credit: Galileo Project, JPL, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What are those white ovals all over Jupiter? Storms!”

— APOD editors, August 8, 1997

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 8, 1997
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Galileo Project, JPL, NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 87 words

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