Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
Jupiter's Great Red Spot |
| Object Description:
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High-pressure Cyclonic Storm on Jupiter |
| Jupiter's Total Visual
Magnitude: |
-2.6 magnitude (at opposition) |
| Distance to Jupiter:
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5.2 Astronomical Units (778 million km or 483 million miles ) |
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Diameter of Jupiter:
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142,984 km or 88,789 miles (at equator) |
| Diameter of Great Red
Spot: |
24,800 km or 15,400 miles (lengthwise) |
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| About the Data |
Instrument
and
Exposure Dates: |
WFPC: May 92
WFPC2: Jul 94, Aug 94, Feb 95, Oct 95, Oct 96, Apr 97, Jun 99
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| Filters:
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F410M, F439 (B), F555W (V), F673N [SII], F718, F953N [SIII] |
| Principal
Astronomers: |
A. Simon (Cornell U.), R. Beebe (NMSU), and collaborators
H. B. Hammel (Space Science Institute, MIT), R. Beebe (NMSU),
J. T. Clarke (U. Michigan) , R. A. West (JPL), A. Storrs (STScI),
and collaborators
H. Bond, C. Christian, J. English, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, A.
Kinney, Z. Levay, K. Noll (The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA))
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| About this Image |
| Image
Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release
Date: |
August 5, 1999 12:00pm EDT |
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