Jupiter’s Great Red Spot—the massive storm that’s been raging for at least 300 years—is so big that Earth could fit inside it with room to spare. At its widest, the storm stretches about 16,000 km (10,000 miles)—more than 1.3 times Earth’s diameter. However, it’s actually shrinking over time, and scientists aren’t sure why.
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