Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The turbulent region West of Jupiter's Great Red Spot is highlighted in this recent picture constructed from data recorded by the Galileo spacecraft. Westward winds , deflected north by the circulation within the Great Red Spot , collide with Eastward winds at higher latitudes and generate the roiling, turbulent structures. The largest eddies near the Northwestern edge of the Red Spot are bright, suggesting upward convection and high altitude cloud formation are taking place there.
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