Jupiter has the Great Red Spot, a giant storm visible from Earth.
The Great Red Spot is a persistent anticyclonic storm in Jupiter’s atmosphere. It lies in the planet’s southern hemisphere and rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above Jupiter’s clouds. Its reddish color can vary over time, and scientists have proposed several chemical and photochemical explanations for that coloration.
Astronomers have observed the feature for centuries, although the relationship between early reports and the modern storm is not completely certain. The first confirmed telescopic observations date to the 19th century. The storm is now smaller than it was when measured during much of the space age, but it remains larger than Earth.
Jupiter’s rapid rotation and deep atmosphere help generate powerful bands and long-lived vortices. The Great Red Spot is not a solid surface feature; it is a cloud system within a gas giant’s atmosphere. Saturn and Neptune also have storms, but this named storm belongs to Jupiter.