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How Jupiter's powerful storms compare to weather on hot Jupiters

From the Great Red Spot to the extreme jet stream, Jupiter’s weather is intense, but that's nothing compared to the extraordinary storms and winds on other gas giants in the universe

By Leah Crane

8 November 2023

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

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The following is an extract from our monthly Launchpad newsletter, in which resident space expert Leah Crane journeys through the solar system and beyond. You can sign up for Launchpad for free here.

Jupiter is enormous, and its storms are objectively monumental. The Great Red Spot, for example, contains the biggest storm in the solar system, big enough to fit Earth inside and with winds blowing at upwards of 600 kilometres per hour. That’s just the biggest one, though – all of the beautiful swirls…

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