NASA shares pic of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, it’s ‘twice as large as Earth’ | Trending

NASA often shares mesmerising pictures of our planets, galaxies and beyond, providing insight into the wonders of our universe. Recently, the space organisation took to Instagram to share a picture of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter captured their spacecraft Juno. The Great Red Spot is a storm that’s twice the size of the Earth and has been in exence for over 350 years. NASA shared this picture of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot on Instagram. (Instagram/NASA) “Our spacecraft Juno captured Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in this true colour portrait from around 8,648 miles (13,917 km) away,” wrote NASA while sharing the picture on Instagram. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. They added that the size of the storm is shrinking, its height an eighth and width a third. The organisation also informed, “Scients believe that our solar system’s most iconic storm has exed for over 350 years, though data suggest that the storm is shrinking, its height diminishing an eighth and its width at least a third since it was measured our Voyager spacecraft in 1979.” They further shared, “The Great Red Spot is still twice as large as Earth, and recent studies Juno indicate that the storm plunges around 200 miles (300 km) beneath the planet’s clouds. With no solid ground on Jupiter to weaken storms, winds in the Great Red Spot peak at about 400 mph (643 kph).⁣” The picture shared NASA shows the Great Red Spot in the centre, surrounded spiralling wisps of red, tan, and orange. The upper part of the picture shows Jupiter’s horizon in a contrasting beige, brown, and blue hue. Take a look at the picture shared NASA below: The picture was shared a few hours ago on Instagram. It has since collected over two lakh likes, and the numbers are still increasing. Many even took to the comments section of the picture to share their thoughts. Check out how people reacted to this pic:“Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a centuries-old storm bigger than Earth!” posted an individual. Another added, “I’ve seen the Great Red Spot through my telescope before. It was very faint to see, though.” “Looks like a fried egg,” joked a third. A fourth commented, “Beautiful,” while a fifth said, “Irresible.” What are your thoughts on this picture?