The Great Red Spot: Jupiter’s Giant Storm

The Great Red Spot is a massive storm on Jupiter, larger than Earth itself.
It has raged for at least 350 years, first observed in the 1600s.
Winds inside the storm reach speeds of up to 400 miles per hour.
Its reddish color may come from chemicals reacting with sunlight in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
The storm rotates counterclockwise, making it an anticyclonic system.
Over time, the Great Red Spot has been shrinking, though it remains huge.
The storm’s height is about 5 miles above surrounding cloud tops.
Spacecraft like Voyager and Juno have provided close-up views of its swirling clouds.
The Great Red Spot’s persistence is unmatched by any storm on Earth.
Scientists study it to understand planetary weather systems and atmospheric dynamics.