Overview

• The Great Red Spot is the largest and longest-lived storm in the Solar System, currently about 14,000 kilometers wide.
• The storm has been shrinking over the past century, now only a third of its size from the late 19th century.
• Researchers found that the Great Red Spot grows by absorbing smaller storms, a process that has diminished recently.
• The study uses principles of fluid dynamics and Earth's atmospheric phenomena to model Jupiter's weather.
• Understanding these interactions on Jupiter can provide insights into extreme weather patterns on Earth.