Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Continues To Be A Mystery
- 9 years ago
Despite Jupiter’s Great Red Spot being very large and easily seen, little is known about it, and NASA scientists continue to try to make sense of how it operates.
Earth certainly has its share of extreme weather events, but conditions on Jupiter are way worse.
Among its most volatile features is the Great Red Spot, a storm twice the size of our planet that is constantly producing up to 400 mile per hour winds.
Despite the spot’s color and turbulent nature, very little is known about it. NASA scientists continuously try to make sense of how it operates.
Among the most nagging unanswered questions is why it is red.
Researchers have thus far narrowed the likely source of the hue down to a few candidates and are currently running experiments
Earth certainly has its share of extreme weather events, but conditions on Jupiter are way worse.
Among its most volatile features is the Great Red Spot, a storm twice the size of our planet that is constantly producing up to 400 mile per hour winds.
Despite the spot’s color and turbulent nature, very little is known about it. NASA scientists continuously try to make sense of how it operates.
Among the most nagging unanswered questions is why it is red.
Researchers have thus far narrowed the likely source of the hue down to a few candidates and are currently running experiments