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The Great Red Spot is a great anti-cyclonic (high pressure) storm akin to a hurricane on Earth, but it is enormous (three Earths would fit within its boundaries) and it has persisted for at least the 400 years that humans have observed it through telescopes. Since it is anti-cyclonic in Jupiter's Southern hemisphere, the rotation is counterclockwise, with a period of about 6 days. (A hurricane in Earth's Southern hemisphere rotates clockwise because it is a low pressure system.) The clouds associated with the Spot appear to be about 8 km above neighboring cloud tops.
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What caused Jupiter's great red spot?
the red dot of jupiter is in fact a giant storm that has been raging for the last 300 years
Is the big red giant Jupiter?
No. The Great Red Spot is a very large storm on Jupiter. A red giant is a type of star.
What planet has the great red spot and what is it?
Jupiter. It is a giant storm.
What planet has a giant hurricane?
Jupiter's "Great Red Spot" .
The great red spot is a giant storm on?
It is found on Jupiter
Why is Jupiter known as great red spot?
The great red spot is actually a giant hurricane that has been on Jupiter for thousands of years. The gases on Jupiter make the storm appear red. Jupiter fits in the column of a gas giant, so that explains the gas part. So really the great red spot is just a "landmark" on Jupiter, and no other planet that we know of has one.
How did Jupiter get a great red spot?
because the sun dropped a giant cherry on the side
Which planet has a visible permanent hurricane?
Jupiter has a visible permanent hurricane called the Great Red Spot. It is a massive storm that has been observed on the planet for over 400 years.
Is Jupiter's giant red spot the location of a comet impact?
No. The Great Red Spot is a storm.
What planet is home to a giant cyclone?
Jupiter has a huge storm that has been going for many years. It is named the Great Red Spot.
The giant with great red spot and with extremely thin rings and has the shortest day in the solar system?
Jupiter
Physical description of Jupiter?
Jupiter is a large gaseous planet known as a gas giant. It has a "Great Red Spot," which is a strong hurricane-like storm. Jupiter also has a thin set of rings.
