Temperature of the GRS |
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Temperatures for the region around Jupiter’s Great Red Spot and an area to the northwest are shown in this map made from data taken by the Galileo spacecraft’s Photopolarimeter/Radiometer (PPR) instrument on June 26, 1996. The center of the Great Red Spot is colder than any other place in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The center of the spot is a region where winds bring gases up from underneath. The ammonia in the rising air condenses as it comes up and forms tall, thick clouds.
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