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  2. Great Red Spot - Wikipedia

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    Jupiter's Great Red Spot rotates counterclockwise, with a period of about 4.5 Earth days, [24] or 11 Jovian days, as of 2008. Measuring 16,350 km (10,160 mi) in width as of 3 April 2017, the Great Red Spot is 1.3 times the diameter of Earth. [21] The cloud-tops of this storm are about 8 km (5 mi) above the surrounding cloud-tops. [25]

  3. The largest storm in our solar system is moving unexpectedly ...

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    The Great Red Spot, or GRS, is an anticyclone, or a large circulation of winds in Jupiter’s atmosphere that rotates around a central area of high pressure along the planet’s southern ...

  4. Jupiter's huge Great Red Spot storm is much deeper than ... - AOL

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    Researchers said on Thursday the Great Red Spot plunges between roughly 200 to 300 miles (350 to 500 km) below the cloud tops on Jupiter, based on microwave and gravity measurements obtained by Juno.

  5. Jupiter - Wikipedia

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    A well-known feature of Jupiter is the Great Red Spot, [103] a persistent anticyclonic storm located 22° south of the equator. It was first observed in 1831, [104] and possibly as early as 1665. [105] [106] Images by the Hubble Space Telescope have shown two more "red spots" adjacent to the Great Red Spot.

  6. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is different from what an Italian ...

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    The Great Red Spot is a massive vortex within Jupiter’s atmosphere that is about 10,159 miles (16,350 kilometers) wide, which is similar to Earth’s diameter, according to NASA. The storm ...

  7. A ‘pancake’ on Jupiter: Juno probe reveals details of Great ...

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    Jupiter’s Great Red Spot — a vast storm that’s lasted for hundreds of years — is shaped like a pancake floating amid the clouds of the gas giant’s outer.

  8. Atmosphere of Jupiter - Wikipedia

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    The Great Red Spot (GRS) is a persistent anticyclonic storm, 22° south of Jupiter's equator; observations from Earth establish a minimum storm lifetime of 350 years. [ 83 ] [ 84 ] A storm was described as a "permanent spot" by Gian Domenico Cassini after observing the feature in July 1665 with his instrument-maker Eustachio Divini . [ 85 ]

  9. Scientists uncover secrets of Jupiter's red spot after latest ...

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    A new study of Jupiter's Great Red Spot has found that the unbelievably persistent storm, which has been observed for at least 356 years, is deeper than previously thought, UPI reported. The ...