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Hubble reveals the intricate, detailed beauty of Jupiter's clouds as arranged into bands of different latitudes, known as tropical regions. These bands are produced by air flowing in different directions at various latitudes. Lighter colored areas, called zones, are high-pressure regions where the atmosphere rises. Darker, low-pressure regions where air falls are called belts.
The planet's trademark, the Great Red Spot, is a long-lived storm larger than the diameter of Earth. Much smaller storms appear as white or brown-colored ovals. Such storms can last as little as a few hours or stretch on for centuries.
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Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Simon (GSFC)