GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Jupiter is well-known for being the biggest planet in our solar system, and it’s also home to the biggest storm. It’s called the Great Red Spot, an enormous vortex that has been swirling for centuries. It’s bigger than our own planet, and yet we don’t know much about it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some scientists think the red color comes from chemicals burrowed deep beneath the storm’s cloud tops. But other researchers say the rusty color comes from sunlight splitting up various chemicals in the storm’s upper atmosphere, which would mean the rest of the Great Red Spot is actually not very red at all.

Detailed explanation-3: -This image taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 1, 2000, shows details of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot and other features that were not visible in images taken earlier, when Cassini was farther from Jupiter.

Detailed explanation-4: -The largest of these storms is the legendary anticyclone called the Great Red Spot (GRS). In fact, the GRS is the largest known storm in the solar system. Located in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere, the GRS is larger than Earth, with winds inside it raging at 500 miles per hour.