Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

North North Temperate Zone Little Red Spot

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 4, 2017 is “North North Temperate Zone Little Red Spot,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , SwRI , MSSS ; Processing: Gerald Eichstadt , Damian Peach. The original explanation runs about 126 words.

North North Temperate Zone Little Red Spot
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , SwRI , MSSS ; Processing: Gerald Eichstadt , Damian Peach Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“On July 11, the Juno spacecraft once again swung near the turbulent Jovian cloud tops. On its seventh orbital closest approach this perijove passage brought Juno within 3,500 kilometers of the Solar System’s largest planetary atmosphere.”

— APOD editors, August 4, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 4, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , SwRI , MSSS ; Processing: Gerald Eichstadt , Damian Peach
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 126 words

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Jupiter

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