Tag: Measurements

NASA’s Hubble Watches Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball

sarah JonasResearch Results

Using Hubble, astronomers have discovered that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS) is not as stable as it might look. Hubble measurements of the GRS’s size, shape, brightness, color, and vorticity showed it can change dimensions—looking like a slightly skinnier or fatter red oval over 90 days.