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Voyager 1 Sees the Great Red Spot

Jupiter's Great Red Spot  is a swirl of orange-brown, lightening to pale orange at the outer edges. To its left are brown, white, and orange swirls; at bottom, blue and white swirls and ripples. The entire image has the effect of dyes dripped into water.
Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA’s longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space.

Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA’s longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space. 45 years on, Voyager 1 and 2 continue to provide us with observations of the farthest reaches of space.

Our Voyager 1 spacecraft zoomed toward Jupiter in January and February 1979, capturing hundreds of images of Jupiter during its approach, including this close-up of swirling clouds around Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.

Learn more about Voyager: Voyager, NASA’s Longest-Lived Mission, Logs 45 Years in Space

Image Credit: NASA/JPL