Hubble Catches Jupiter Changing Its Stripes

Massive Jupiter is undergoing dramatic atmospheric changes that have never been seen before with the keen "eye" of NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, A. Simon-Miller (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), A. Sÿnchez-Lavega, R. Hueso, and S. Pérez-Hoyos (University of the Basque Country), E. Garc­a-Melendo (Esteve Duran Observatory Foundation, Spain), and G. Orton (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

About the Image

NASA press release
Id:opo0725a
Type:Collage
Release date:28 June 2007, 19:00
Size:3000 x 2400 px

About the Object

Name:Jupiter
Type:Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant
Category:Solar System

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