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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a storm wider than Earth that has raged for at least 150 years.

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Wider than Earth

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a storm wider than Earth that has raged for at least 150 years.

Yes. The Great Red Spot is a giant storm on Jupiter, currently about 16,000 kilometers across, wider than Earth's roughly 12,700 kilometers. It has been observed continuously since at least the 1830s.

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