Amazing Jupiter...

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This incredible NASA snapshot reminds us how gorgeous Jupiter really is!

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Jupiter, the “king” of planets in our solar system, is a hostile place you definitely wouldn’t want to visit. The gas giant is a swirling mass of storms that stretch hundreds of miles deep, and the larger storms on the planet like the Great Red Spot are large enough to swallow Earth several times over.

Despite its volatile nature, and the fact that nobody really knows what lies deep within the planet, Jupiter is still one of NASA’s favorite photography targets because it’s just so beautiful. Now, NASA is showing off a new, enhanced image snapped by the Juno spacecraft, and it’s pure eye candy.....

(More pics I came across...the wondrous patterns are incredible!)

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Jupiter's mass is 300 times that of our planet, yet it's the fastest-spinning
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Gorgeous! Jupiter has always been beautiful to me. Is it true that spot is a dust storm that's been swirling for millennia?
 

These pics popped up in the news and they're always enjoyable to view!....and you're right RR...read on:

The Great Red Spot is a persistent high-pressure region in the atmosphere of Jupiter, producing an anticyclonic storm, the largest in the Solar System, 22 degrees south of the planet's equator. It has been continuously observed since 1830. ... Such storms are not uncommon within the turbulent atmospheres of gas giants.
 
Tht red spot is larger than the Earth. If it were not for Jupiters massive gravitational pull Earth would have been destroyed by meteors long before it ever cooled.
 
Tht red spot is larger than the Earth. If it were not for Jupiters massive gravitational pull Earth would have been destroyed by meteors long before it ever cooled.
Thanks for that FD...we learn something new once a week, lol.....once a day isnt very realistic is it?
 

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