Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD: 1999 August 6 - Hubble Tracks
Jupiter's Great Red Spot Explanation: It is a hurricane twice
the size of the Earth. It has been raging at least as long as
telescopes could see it, and shows no signs of slowing. It is
Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the largest swirling storm system in
the Solar System. Like most astronomical phenomena, the Great
Red Spot was neither predicted nor immediately understood after
its discovery. Still today, details of how and why the Great Red
Spot changes its shape, size, and color remain mysterious. A
better understanding of the weather on Jupiter may help
contribute to the better understanding of weather here on Earth.
In the pictures on the left, the Hubble Space Telescope has
captured Jupiter's Great Red Spot in various states over the
past several years. APOD: 2006 May 5 - Jupiter and the Red Spots
Explanation: Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a swirling storm seen
for over 300 years, since the beginning of telescopic
observations. But in February 2006