The Great Red Spot (GRS) is a persistent anticyclonic storm in the atmosphere of Jupiter. It is the largest atmospheric vortex in the solar system, spanning 16,000 kilometers longitudinally. While […]
The ruddy color of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet’s upper atmosphere, according to a new analysis […]
Jupiter’s trademark Great Red Spot — a swirling storm feature larger than Earth — is shrinking. This downsizing, which is changing the shape of the spot from an oval into […]