Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This time-lapse movie is assembled from Hubble Space Telescope observations spanning approximately 90 days (between December 2023 and March 2024) when the giant planet Jupiter ranged from 391 million to 512 million miles from the Sun.
Astronomers measured the Great Red Spot's size, shape, brightness, color, and vorticity over a full oscillation cycle. The data reveal that the Great Red Spot is not as stable as it might look. It was observed going through an oscillation in its elliptical shape, jiggling like a bowl of gelatin. The cause of the 90-day oscillation is unknown.
Read more about how Hubble watches Jupiter's Great Red Spot behave like a stress ball: hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-011
Credit: Science: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC); Video: Joseph DePasquale (STScI).
#Astronomy #Hubble #NASA
This time-lapse movie is assembled from Hubble Space Telescope observations spanning approximately 90 days (between December 2023 and March 2024) when the giant planet Jupiter ranged from 391 million to 512 million miles from the Sun.
Astronomers measured the Great Red Spot's size, shape, brightness, color, and vorticity over a full oscillation cycle. The data reveal that the Great Red Spot is not as stable as it might look. It was observed going through an oscillation in its elliptical shape, jiggling like a bowl of gelatin. The cause of the 90-day oscillation is unknown.
Read more about how Hubble watches Jupiter's Great Red Spot behave like a stress ball: hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-011
Credit: Science: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC); Video: Joseph DePasquale (STScI).
#Astronomy #Hubble #NASA
