Late 20th and 21st centuries thumb|A wide view of Jupiter and the Great Red Spot as seen from Voyager 1 in 1979.|leftOn 25 February 1979,Smith et al (1979), 951-972. when the Voyager 1 spacecraft was from Jupiter, it transmitted the first detailed image of the Great Red Spot. Cloud details as small as across were visible. The colorful, wavy cloud pattern seen to the left (west) of the Red Spot is a region of extraordinarily complex and variable wave motion.
Late 20th and 21st centuries thumb|A .wide view of Jupiter and the Great Red Spot as seen from Voyager 1 in .1979|leftOn 25 February 1979,Smith et al (1979), 951-972. when the Voyager 1 spacecraft was from Jupiter, it transmitted the first detailed image of the Great Red Spot. Cloud details as small as across were visible. The colorful, wavy cloud pattern seen to the left (west) of the Red Spot is a region of extraordinarily complex and variable wave motion