Definitions for "Great Red Spot"
Keywords:  jupiter, storm, raging, swirl, cyclone
A raging red swirling storm located in Jupiter's upper atmosphere. The storm has been observed for the last 300 years, and appears to rotate countercloskwise like a hurricane once every six days. During the 1979 Voyager II encounter with Jupiter, the Red Spot measured 10,000 by 20,000 kilometers.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a huge, long-lasting storm in the atmosphere of the Southern Hemisphere of Jupiter (near the equator). Its color is actually pink to orange. This whirlwind varies in size and color from year to year. It is about 17,000 miles (28,000 km) long and 9,000 miles (14,000 km) wide; it is the biggest storm in this solar system. It is so big that the Earth would fit in it with room to spare. It was discovered in 1664 by Robert Hooke.
A semi-permanent feature in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, apparently a sort of cyclone, several times larger than the Earth.