From NASA's Planetary Photojournal
This dramatic view of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its surroundings was obtained by Voyager 1 on Feb. 25, 1979, when the spacecraft was 5.7 million miles (9.2 million kilometers) from Jupiter. Cloud details as small as 100 miles (160 kilometers) across can be seen here. The colorful, wavy cloud pattern to the left of the Red Spot is a region of extraordinarily complex end variable wave motion.
Image Title: Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Catalog #: PIA00014
Target Name: Jupiter
Spacecraft: Voyager 1
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Last Modified On: Sunday, December 17, 2000