
Range : 9.2 million kilometers (3.7 million miles) This photo shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its surroundings. Shown is cloud detail that is 100 miles (160 km) across. The colorful, wavy cloud pattern to the left of the Red Spot is a region of complex and variable wave motion. Photo taken through a violet filter.
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NASA ID
ARC-1979-A79-7025
Date Created
February 25, 1979
Center
ARC
Media Type
image
Photographer
JPL
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