APOD: 2017 August 4 - North North Temperate Zone Little Red Spot

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2017 August 4 North North Temperate Zone Little Red Spot Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SwRI, MSSS; Processing: Gerald Eichstadt, Damian Peach Explanation: On July 11, the Juno spacecraft once agai

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Explanation: On July 11, the Juno spacecraft once again swung near the turbulent Jovian cloud tops. On its seventh orbital closest approach this perijove passage brought Juno within 3,500 kilometers of the Solar System's largest planetary atmosphere. Tags: ifttt, space via Pocket