Great Dark Spot
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The Great Dark Spot was one of a series of dark spots on Neptune similar in appearance to Jupiter's Great Red Spot. In 1989, GDS-89 was the first Great Dark Spot on Neptune to be observed by NASA's Vo
The Great Dark Spot in approximate natural color as seen from Voyager 2
Dark spot on Neptune full color (left) and blue light (right) in a 2016 photo.
The Great Dark Spot (top), Scooter (middle white cloud), and Dark Spot 2 (bottom), with contrast exaggerated.
Great Red Spot
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The Great Red Spot is a persistent high-pressure region in the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter, producing the largest anticyclonic storm in the Solar System. It is the most recognizable feature on Ju
Great Dark Spot
…The Great Dark Spot (also known as GDS-89, for Great Dark Spot, 1989) was one of a series of dark spots on Neptune similar in appearance to Jupiter's Great Red Spot. In 1989, GDS-89 was the first Great Dark Spot on Neptune to be observed by NASA's Voyager 2 space probe. Like Jupiter's spot, the Great Dark Spots are…
Donato Creti's 1711 painting "Jupiter", the first depiction of a large spot on Jupiter as red
A wide view of Jupiter and the Great Red Spot as seen from Voyager 1 in 1979
Size of the Earth compared to the Great Red Spot
Winds in the Great Red Spot as analyzed from Hubble's data. In the false-color image at right, red indicates faster wind, blue indicates slower.