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Image caption:
This full disk view of Jupiter was obtained on 21 April 2014 with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). It shows the prominent great red spot, a gigantic cyclone. Cloud ribbons cover the surface, whose colours stem from gases like ammonia and other chemical compounds.
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Image credit:
NASA, ESA, and A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center) Credit Link
Related glossary terms:
Gas Giant
, Giant Planet
, Great Red Spot
, Jupiter
, Outer Planets
Categories:
Solar System
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Image caption: Cette vue du disque complet de Jupiter a été obtenue le 21 avril 2014 avec la Camera 3 à grand champ (WFC3) de Hubble. Elle montre la grande tâche rouge proéminente, un gigantesque cyclone. Des bandes de nuages couvrent la surface, dont les couleurs proviennent de gaz comme l'ammoniac et d'autres composés chimiques.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, et A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center)
Related glossary terms: Giant Planet , Grande tache rouge , Géantes gazeuses , Jupiter , Planètes extérieures Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Image caption: Questa vista dell'intero disco di Giove è stata ottenuta il 21 aprile 2014 con la Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) di Hubble. Mostra la grande macchia rossa, un gigantesco ciclone. Strisce di nubi ricoprono la superficie, i cui colori derivano da gas come l'ammoniaca e altri composti chimici.
Image credit: NASA, ESA e A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center)
Related glossary terms: Gigante gassoso , Giove , Grande Macchia Rossa , Pianeta gigante , Pianeti esterni Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari
