Jupiter's Great Red Spot is being squeezed, Hubble Telescope finds — and nobody knows why (video)
Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot has been under constant observation since the 19th century, but this new development is unprecedented.
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot unstable, ‘jiggling like a bowl of gelatin’
High-resolution images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot have revealed that it’s not as stable as we thought. Instead, the Spot is squeezing in and out, with NASA describing it as “jiggling like a bowl of gelatin.
New Hubble images show Jupiter’s Great Red Spot wiggles like gelatin
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the solar system’s largest storm, wiggles like gelatin and contracts like a stress ball, new observations from Hubble Space Telescope find.
NASA's Hubble Telescope captures Jupiter's Great Red Spot acting like a "giant stress ball"
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Wobbling Like Jelly – And We Don't Know Why
Jupiter’s enormous storm, have revealed that it is less stable than previously thought. Regular observations over the course of 90 days have revealed that its elliptical shape can change dimension, becoming squished in different directions.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot wobbles like Jell-o, according to Hubble snaps
Scientists undecided about possible flavor After observing Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) with the Hubble Space Telescope for 90 days, scientists have determined that it behaves like a "bowl of gelatin.
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