Jupiter's Great Red Spot 'roars with heat'

Using measurements from an infrared telescope in Hawaii, a UK and US team found evidence for temperatures as high as 1,500C - hundreds of degrees warmer than anywhere else on the planet.

They suggest the hotspot is created by thunderous soundwaves "breaking" in the thin upper reaches of the atmosphere.

The research is published in Nature.


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The great red spot on Jupiter is in fact a hurricane three times to size of the Earth. This puts things into perspective.