Jupiter's Great Red Spot is bigger than predicted and could 'swallow Earth' in one gulp
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dailystar.co.ukJupiter’s Great Red Spot — a storm that has been going on the planet for hundreds of years — is much bigger than previously estimated, according to Nasa scientists.In fact, it's so big that it could swallow our home planet Earth in one single gulp.New data from Nasa's Juno space probe has revealed that the massive storm on the gas giant is shaped like a pancake, and floats around at cloud level on the windy planet instead of going any further into its atmosphere.This has challenged previous theories held by astronomers, who had thought that the spot could be interacting with the planet's surface.
It is about 10,000 miles wide and could potentially be formed by the rising of deeper gas, according to Scott Bolton, who lead one of the main.
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