Jupiter`s Spot Seen Glowing
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 17:49
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- New ground-breaking thermal images obtained with ESO`s Very Large Telescope and other powerful ground-based telescopes show swirls of warmer air and cooler regions never seen before within Jupiter`s Great Red Spot, enabling scientists to make the first detailed interior weather map of the giant storm system linking its temperature, winds, pressure and composition with its colour.