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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
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                                 2021 December 29   
      
                      Giant Storms and High Clouds on Jupiter   
       Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin   
                                      M. Gill   
      
      Explanation: What and where are these large ovals? They are rotating   
      storm clouds on Jupiter imaged last month by NASA's Juno spacecraft. In   
      general, higher clouds are lighter in color, and the lightest clouds   
      visible are the relatively small clouds that dot the lower oval. At 50   
      kilometers across, however, even these light clouds are not small. They   
      are so high up that they cast shadows on the swirling oval below. The   
      featured image has been processed to enhance color and contrast. Large   
      ovals are usually regions of high pressure that span over 1000   
      kilometers and can last for years. The largest oval on Jupiter is the   
      Great Red Spot (not pictured), which has lasted for at least hundreds   
      of years. Studying cloud dynamics on Jupiter with Juno images enables a   
      better understanding of dangerous typhoons and hurricanes on Earth.   
      
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