• Question: how long has the wind storm on Jupiter(The Red Dot) lasted?

    Asked by Sheldon Cooper to Anne, Beth, COLFlight, Jon, Tom on 15 Oct 2015.
    • Photo: Beth Healey

      Beth Healey answered on 15 Oct 2015:


      Hi Sheldon!

      The Red Spot is a giant oval-shaped anticyclonic storm. I’m not sure exactly how long it has been there but several centuries at least.

      Recently a new red spot, called Oval BA (nickname Red Jr) has also been found and its progress is being tracked.

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