NASA releases Accurate Map of Jupiter

A video released by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) showed a full and accurate map of Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System. According to the US space agency, it is the first-ever fully rotating map of the planet.

The video includes images of the fifth planet from the sun, which were captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a space telescope in low earth orbit that has been keeping an eye on Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune from a long time.

Scientists at the space agency and the University of California used multiple images beamed down by the telescope to make spherical maps of the planet. They used data from the telescope to understand winds on Jupiter and famous red spot on the planet. The site of red spot has been named 'The Great Red Spot' by scientists. According to them, the site is known for storm on the planet. They said the red spot on the planet is shrinking in size which means storm activities are decreasing there.

Decrease in storm activity may be a good sign, but the planet is having a rare wave above its equator. It is a baroclinic wave similar to cyclones on earth, according to NASA scientists.

Now, NASA is hoping that images sent by the Hubble Telescope will allow them to understand how these cyclones will change the planet. That data could be used to know how human-caused climate change will empower storms on earth.