A White Oval Cloud on Jupiter from Juno
This storm cloud on Jupiter is almost as large as the Earth. Known as a white oval , the swirling cloud is a high pressure system equivalent to an Earthly anticyclone . The cloud is one of a “ string of pearls ” ovals south of Jupiter 's famous Great Red Spot . Possibly, the Great Red Spot is just a really large white oval that turned red . Surrounding clouds show interesting turbulence as they flow around and past the oval . The featured image was captured on February 2 as NASA's robotic spacecraft Juno made a new pass just above the cloud tops of the Jovian world . Over the next few years, Juno will continue to orbit and probe Jupiter , determine atmospheric water abundance, and attempt to determine if Jupiter has a solid surface beneath its thick clouds.