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Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the colossal storm that has raged in the planet's atmosphere for centuries, is even deeper than researchers expected. According to new data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, the giant planet's insides aren't as well mixed as we thought.
- What is the planet known for the Great Red Spot?
- How was the Great Red Spot created?
- What keeps the Great Red Spot spinning?
- Will the Great Red Spot ever stop?
- What is inside Jupiter Great Red Spot?
- What is Earth's twin planet?
- Is Pluto planet in our Solar System?
- Is there land on Jupiter?
- Why is Jupiter the color it is?
- Which planet has most violent weather?
- Does Jupiter's Great Red Spot move?
- How does Jupiter's storm keep going?
- What planet rotates on its side?
- Is Jupiter's storm getting smaller?
- Will Jupiter become a star?
What is the planet known for the Great Red Spot?
Jupiter is well-known for being the biggest planet in our solar system, and it's also home to the biggest storm. It's called the Great Red Spot, an enormous vortex that has been swirling for centuries.
How was the Great Red Spot created?
Like on Earth, as cooler gas moves down through the atmosphere, the swirling intensifies, but there is no solid ground on Jupiter to slow it down. When the swirling gases merge into one another, they create giant circling storms. Astronomers believe that several giant storms came together and formed the Giant Red Spot.
What keeps the Great Red Spot spinning?
"Think of the GRS [Great Red Spot] as a spinning wheel that keeps on spinning because it's caught between two conveyor belts that are moving in opposite directions. The GRS is stable and long-lived, because it's 'wedged' between two jet streams that are moving in opposite directions."
Will the Great Red Spot ever stop?
One of the solar system's most iconic landmarks is about to vanish. Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a gigantic storm more than twice the size of the Earth, has persisted for centuries. But now scientists predict it could disappear forever in as little as 20 years.
What is inside Jupiter Great Red Spot?
The Great Red Spot is a giant, spinning storm in Jupiter's atmosphere. It is like a hurricane on Earth, but it is much larger. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is more than twice the size of Earth! Winds inside this storm reach speeds of about 270 miles per hour.
What is Earth's twin planet?
Venus is sometimes called Earth's twin because Venus and Earth are almost the same size, have about the same mass (they weigh about the same), and have a very similar composition (are made of the same material). They are also neighboring planets.
Is Pluto planet in our Solar System?
According to the International Astronomical Union, the organization charged with naming all celestial bodies and deciding on their statuses, Pluto is still not an official planet in our solar system. ... Pluto was found to be smaller and less massive than all the other planets.
Is there land on Jupiter?
Surface. As a gas giant, Jupiter doesn't have a true surface. The planet is mostly swirling gases and liquids. While a spacecraft would have nowhere to land on Jupiter, it wouldn't be able to fly through unscathed either.
Why is Jupiter the color it is?
The outer atmosphere of Jupiter is mostly hydrogen and helium, with some water droplets, ice crystals, and ammonia crystals. ... When these elements form clouds, they create shades of white, orange, brown, and red, the colors of Jupiter.
Which planet has most violent weather?
In fact, the weather on Neptune is some of the most violent weather in the Solar System. Just like Jupiter and Saturn, Neptune has bands of storms that circle the planet. While the wind speeds on Jupiter can reach 550 km/hour – twice the speed of powerful hurricanes on Earth, that's nothing compared to Neptune.
Does Jupiter's Great Red Spot move?
It moves in longitude with respect to the clouds as Jupiter rotates but remains centred at about latitude 22° S. A true-colour image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot taken by the Juno spacecraft.
How does Jupiter's storm keep going?
The reason the storm has continued to exist for centuries is that there is no planetary surface (only a liquid core of hydrogen) to provide friction; circulating gas eddies persist for a very long time in the atmosphere because there is nothing to oppose their angular momentum.
What planet rotates on its side?
This unique tilt makes Uranus appear to spin on its side, orbiting the Sun like a rolling ball. The first planet found with the aid of a telescope, Uranus was discovered in 1781 by astronomer William Herschel, although he originally thought it was either a comet or a star.
Is Jupiter's storm getting smaller?
Jupiter's Great Red Spot has had a hard time in recent years. It has been steadily shrinking in the east-west direction for decades, and recent encounters with smaller vortices has led to enormous flakes of reddish material being drawn out of the spot itself.
Will Jupiter become a star?
In order to turn Jupiter into a star like the Sun, for example, you would have to add about 1,000 times the mass of Jupiter. ... So, Jupiter cannot and will not spontaneously become a star, but if a minimum of 13 extra Jupiter-mass objects happen to collide with it, there is a chance it will.
