https://www.earthmagazine.org/tags/great-red-spot/ Recent content in Great Red Spot on EARTH Magazine Hugo en-US American Geosciences Institute. All rights reserved. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/jupiter-breaks-out-spots/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/jupiter-breaks-out-spots/ <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/jupiter-breaks-out-spots/i-190-7d9-4-2.jpg" alt="Jupiter&#39;s Great Red Spot (right) has been noted since astronomers first trained their telescopes on the skies 300 years ago. In February 2006, it was joined by Red Spot Jr. (bottom center). NASA, ESA, A. Simon-Miller (Goddard Space Flight Center), I. de Pater, M. Wong (UC Berkeley)" loading="eager" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Jupiter&#39;s Great Red Spot (right) has been noted since astronomers first trained their telescopes on the skies 300 years ago. In February 2006, it was joined by Red Spot Jr. (bottom center). NASA, ESA, A. Simon-Miller (Goddard Space Flight Center), I. de Pater, M. Wong (UC Berkeley)</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/jupiter-breaks-out-spots/i-18e-7d9-4-2.jpg" alt="As of 2008, there are three red spots on Jupiter&#39;s face: the Great Red Spot, Baby Red Spot (left) and Red Spot Jr. (bottom). NASA, ESA, A. Simon-Miller (Goddard Space Flight Center), N. Chanover (New Mexico State University) and G. Orton (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>As of 2008, there are three red spots on Jupiter&#39;s face: the Great Red Spot, Baby Red Spot (left) and Red Spot Jr. (bottom). NASA, ESA, A. Simon-Miller (Goddard Space Flight Center), N. Chanover (New Mexico State University) and G. Orton (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)</figcaption> </figure> <p>Like any aging planet, Jupiter&rsquo;s face has undergone a few changes over time. And even as the gas giant&rsquo;s most famous feature &mdash; the colossal storm known as the Great Red Spot &mdash; appears to be shrinking, other spots have appeared.</p>