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Gas Giants

Illustrations by the 17th-century astronomer Cassini (a-c), compared with Jupiter's current Great Red Spot as captured by Eric Sussenbach in 2023.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Formed Less Than 200 Years Ago, Study Suggests

Categories Space
A huge storm dominates the rather featureless surface of Saturn in an image taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Feb. 25, 2011, about 12 weeks after the powerful storm was first detected in the planet's northern hemisphere. The megastorm is seen overtaking itself as it encircles the entire planet. Astronomers have found deep in the atmosphere the aftereffects of megastorms that occurred hundreds of years ago. The dark stripes are the shadows of Saturn's rings.

Hundred-year storms? That’s how long they last on Saturn.

Categories Space

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