Jupiter in 2022/23: Report no.9: Jupiter’s long-lived N5 oval
Tracking the large AWO in the N5 domain, 2015-2023
John Rogers (BAA), reporting results from the JUPOS team (Gianluigi Adamoli, Rob Bullen, Michel Jacquesson, Hans-Joerg Mettig, Marco Vedovato) and the JunoCam team (Candy Hansen, Gerald Eichstädt, Glenn Orton, Tom Momary)
At least one large anticyclonic white oval (AWO) is often recorded in the north part of the N5 domain, tracked by JUPOS and imaged close up by JunoCam. Here we assemble the data on this oval since 2015, and show that it is almost certainly a single feature. Like most large AWOs in other domains, it can be tracked back as far as reliable observations allow.
This report was written in 2024 April, but not posted until 2026 Feb. It can be found in our Long-term Reports pages:
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