Jupiter's spot seen glowing: Scientists get first look at weather inside the solar system's biggest storm
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 17:28
in Astronomy & Space
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 color.