Hubble Sees Jupiter’s Red Spot Shrink to Smallest Size Ever

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In this comparison image the photo at the top was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995 and shows the spot at a diameter of just under 13,050 miles (21,000 km); the second down shows a 2009 photo of the spot at a diameter of just under 11,180 miles (18,000 km); and the lowest shows the newest image from taken in 2014 with the spot at its smallest yet, with diameter of just 9,940 miles (16,000 km). Credit: NASA/ESA

Earlier this year, we reported that amateur astronomers reported had observed and photographed the recent shrinking of Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope concur:

“Recent Hubble Space Telescope observations confirm that the spot is now just under  10,250 miles (16,500 km) across, the smallest diameter we’ve ever measured,” said Amy Simon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, USA. (…)
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