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‘Clyde’s Spot’ on Jupiter Is Starting to Look Pretty Weird – Gizmodo

Last May, a spot suddenly appeared in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere. But as new images from the Juno spacecraft show, the once circular feature has morphed into…

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Last May, a spot suddenly appeared in Jupiters southern hemisphere. But as new images from the Juno spacecraft show, the once circular feature has morphed into an enigmatic splotch.
The feature was first detected by Clyde Foster, director of the Shallow Sky section of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, on May 31, 2020. Foster spotted the spot using his own 14-inch telescope, and, quite fortuitously, NASAs Juno probe made a close approach two days later, allowing for a close-up view of…

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