• Question: Why does Jupiter have a big red dot?

    Asked by Pads234?⚡️? to Ajay, Kate, Kuntal, Pip, Reka on 10 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by BOB.
    • Photo: Reka Nagy

      Reka Nagy answered on 10 Nov 2016:

      The Great Red Spot of Jupiter is actually a storm that has been raging on its surface for over 180 years! The reason it is red is because it contains a lot of iron, which reflects the light of the sun with a reddish hue.

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