Great Red Spot - Wikipedia
WEBThe Great Red Spot is a persistent high-pressure region in the atmosphere of Jupiter, producing an anticyclonic storm that is the largest in the Solar System. It is the most recognizable feature on Jupiter, owing to its red-orange color whose origin is still unknown.
Great Red Spot | Facts, Size, & Definition | Britannica
WEBAug 25, 2024 · Great Red Spot, a long-lived enormous storm system on the planet Jupiter and the most conspicuous feature of its visible cloud surface. It is generally reddish in colour, slightly oval in shape, and approximately 16,350 km (10,159 miles) wide—large enough to engulf Earth.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot: Everything you need to know | Space
WEBSep 1, 2023 · What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter? The Great Red Spot is a huge elliptical-shaped anticyclone — a long-lasting area of high pressure on Jupiter that creates a persistent storm.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot: A Swirling Mystery - NASA
WEBAug 4, 2015 · Trapped between two jet streams, the Great Red Spot is an anticyclone swirling around a center of high atmospheric pressure that makes it rotate in the opposite sense of hurricanes on Earth. Understanding the …
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is deeper than we thought, NASA Juno ... - NPR
WEBNov 9, 2021 · NASA's Juno spacecraft sweeps over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and makes a 3D map of the giant storm. The findings could shed light on gas giant exoplanets in distant solar systems.
The Great Red Spot - NASA
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How Did Jupiter Get Its Great Red Spot? | Scientific American
WEBJul 12, 2024 · The Great Red Spot (or GRS) is so huge that you could drop the entire Earth into it and our planet would plunge through without touching the sides.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot - NASA
WEBMay 7, 2024 · The Great Red Spot, a swirling oval of clouds twice as wide as Earth, has been observed on the giant planet for more than 300 years. In 2021, findings from Juno showed that Jupiter’s storms are far taller than expected, with some extending 60 miles (100 kilometers) below the cloud tops and others, including the …
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot explained - Science News
WEBNov 27, 2013 · The Great Red Spot is a giant vortex: a mass of swiftly rotating gas. Nearly twice the diameter of Earth, the spot has been roiling since at least 1831, when it was first described.
Great Red Spot - Mission Juno
WEBPerhaps Jupiter’s most iconic feature is its Great Red Spot. A gigantic storm twice as big as Earth, the spot was first observed 300 years ago – and may have been churning long before that.
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