Great Red Spot
The Great Red Spot is a hurricane on the surface of the planet Jupiter. It is so big that two or three Earths could fit inside it. It has been going on for at least 340 years.
Great Red Spot Media
Close up view of the Great Red Spot by Juno
Donato Creti's 1711 painting "Jupiter", the first depiction of the Great Red Spot as red
A sketch of Jupiter made by Thomas Gwyn Elger in November 1881, showing the Great Red Spot
Time-lapse sequence from the approach of Voyager 1 to Jupiter in 1979, showing the motion of atmospheric bands, and the circulation of the Great Red Spot.
Size of the Earth compared to the Great Red Spot
Winds in the Great Red Spot as analyzed from Hubble's data. Red means faster wind, blue means slower wind.
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