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This image of Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot was created by citizen scientist Björn Jónsson using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

This true-color image offers a natural color rendition of what the Great Red Spot and surrounding areas would look like to human eyes from Juno’s position. The tumultuous atmospheric zones in and around the Great Red Spot are clearly visible.

The image was taken on July 10, 2017 at 07:10 p.m. PDT (10:10 p.m. EDT), as the Juno spacecraft performed its seventh close flyby of Jupiter. At the time the image was taken, the spacecraft was about 8,648 miles (13,917 kilometers) from the tops of the clouds of the planet at a latitude of -32.6 degrees.

 

[Username1198]

That is so cool. The true life color makes it look like a nipple.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Sauron lives

 

[Maintenance]

 

[Servbot24]

Awesome. The Red Spot is one of the most fascinating features of our galaxy to me.

 

[RustyNails]

Red spot is one of the most terrifying things in space. The sheer force and size is just awesome.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Absolutely radiant.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Isn't this shrinking with it expected to be gone within a couple of decades?

 

[sleverfunk]

Fake. It's not flat.

It's beautiful but also scary.

 

[Blablurn]

Incredible view on one of our most beautiful planets.

 

[theWB27]

Looks great. Hope they can peek inside before my life is over.

 

[Poppy]

planetary nipple

 

[Insane Metal]

That is so cool. The true life color makes it look like a nipple.

Lol... Jupiter's Nipple. Sounds kinda awesome tbh

 

[tearsintherain]

Isn't this shrinking with it expected to be gone within a couple of decades?

Dang, I thought there was no way it could disappear but yeah its been shrinking 1,000km a year for a while now, and if that rate doesn't change it'll be gone in another 15 years or less They have absolutely no idea though why its shrinking. MONOLITHS??
http://theconversation.com/jupiters-great-red-spot-could-disappear-in-a-generation-26798

Something really sad about reading that.

 

[The Last Wizard]

Bonita:O

 

[lastplayed]

Lol... Jupiter's Nipple. Sounds kinda awesome tbh

He did like getting his top off.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Space is so cool.

 

[Ether_Snake]

He did like getting his top off.

That lightning bolt looks like a crumpled newspaper.

 

[Ecotic]

So it's like a never-ending hurricane on Jupiter? Or at least long-lasting.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

 

[Jason Frost]

That is so cool. The true life color makes it look like a nipple.

Hairy nipple.

 

[norm9]

Makes my brain hurt to think about the actual size.

 

[sturmdogg]

Lol... Jupiter's Nipple. Sounds kinda awesome tbh

By Jupiter's Nipple!

 

[Keihart]

Holy Jupiter's nipple Batman!

 

[astroturfing]

Awesome. The Red Spot is one of the most fascinating features of our galaxy to me.

you mean solar system? we have no clue what 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the planets/moons in our galaxy look like.

 

[GK86]

 

[Slayven]

If you read the sequels to 2001 a space odyssey you will learn the core of Jupiter is actually an earth sized diamond that a chunk of lands on Mars after ending of the movie.


My point being is don't read the sequels to 2001

 

[Servbot24]

you mean solar system? we have no clue what 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the planets/moons in our galaxy look like.

Well I can only be fascinated by features that I'm aware exist, other than the general intrigue of the unknown

Spoiler

but yes i did mean solar system, lol

 

[Psxphile]

 

[Mikef2000]

That is so cool. The true life color makes it look like a nipple.

Cannot unsee.

 

[Wheeljack539]

planetary nipple

It's Mimas that's NSFW.

 

[liquidtmd]

On a one night hook up, when you get back to hers how she looks with beer

The morning after

 

[SugarDave]

Jupiter's Red Spot. Looks like a boobie when shaking the planet. lol

 

[SliceSabre]

Is is weird I wanna know what it feels like to be in that storm?

 

[SofNasciment-]

Is is weird I wanna know what it feels like to be in that storm?

It would be weird if you didn't.

 

[jmdajr]

EVIL

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Is is weird I wanna know what it feels like to be in that storm?

If you were wearing something that could withstand the elements, you'd be blown around at up to 400mph and change speeds depending on altitude. I imagine it'd induce a lot of motion sickness at the least, lol.

I've always been fascinated by planetary winds. 200mph+ on Earth's strongest hurricanes is crazy, and you think about doubling that for winds in the Red Spot and it's absurd.

But then you realize Neptune can whip up winds approaching 1500mph. Basically Mach 2 fucking wind. Wtttfff. Imagine that hitting some isolated part of Earth, like one of the larger cities. Shit would just vaporize.

 

[archreaper93]

So it's like a never-ending hurricane on Jupiter? Or at least long-lasting.

Yep. It's been there for at least 150 years.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Yep. It's been there for at least 150 years.

And many think its the "permanent spot" Cassini talked about back in the 16th century. Shits been there a while anyway. Looks like its shrinking though.

 

[Stinkles]

If you read the sequels to 2001 a space odyssey you will learn the core of Jupiter is actually an earth sized diamond that a chunk of lands on Mars after ending of the movie.


My point being is don't read the sequels to 2001

I sort of enjoyed them. The real core is likely metallic hydrogen.

 

[alternade]

This probably a dumb question so feel free to laugh.

Would it be possible to have one of these satellites enter Jupiter's atmosphere or at least get closer than this to it?

We probably don't have anything that can withstand the airspeed or whatever foreign chemicals are on the planet right?

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

This probably a dumb question so feel free to laugh.

Would it be possible to have one of these satellites enter Jupiter's atmosphere or at least get closer than this to it?

We probably don't have anything that can withstand the airspeed or whatever foreign chemicals are on the planet right?

iirc that thing is a giant storm. Anything that would get close to it or the atmosphere would probably get annihilated. And that would be a huge waste because it takes so damn long for us to get something out there. lol

 

[Bregor]

This probably a dumb question so feel free to laugh.

Would it be possible to have one of these satellites enter Jupiter's atmosphere or at least get closer than this to it?

We probably don't have anything that can withstand the airspeed or whatever foreign chemicals are on the planet right?

NASA's Galileo spacecraft dropped a probe into Jupiter's atmosphere.

 

[GK86]

Juno is next to plunge into the surface.

 

[Oozer3993]

This probably a dumb question so feel free to laugh.

Would it be possible to have one of these satellites enter Jupiter's atmosphere or at least get closer than this to it?

We probably don't have anything that can withstand the airspeed or whatever foreign chemicals are on the planet right?

The Galileo spacecraft that visited Jupiter in the 90s included a probe that was sent into the planet and survived for roughly an hour and made it 600 Km down. The Galileo spacecraft itself was sent into the planet to keep from contaminating any of Jupiter's moons.