Great Red Spot<\/a> (GRS) and white oval storms (WOS) are giant hurricanes.<\/p>\nThese are like features seen on Earth, except they are much bigger and last for years or decades \u2013 even centuries in the case of the GRS.<\/p>\n
This is because they develop in a rapidly rotating fluid atmosphere, without being slowed down by rubbing against the surface like on Earth.<\/p>\n
Lightning has also been detected in Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Saturn\u2019s moon Titan. Credit: Source: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/Space Science Institute<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nSaturn shows many similar features and there have even been dust storms recorded on Saturn\u2019s moon Titan.<\/p>\n
Uranus and Neptune also exhibit some giant cloud storm systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nClouds are found on Mars, particularly at the equatorial regions, but the Red Planet is more noted for its dust storms.<\/p>\n
Two images by the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA\u2019s Mars Global Surveyor orbiter in 2001 show a change in the planet\u2019s appearance as a result of haze raised by dust storms. These images were taken about a month apart. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/MSSS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\nThese constantly move surface material around the planet. Sometimes these storms can engulf the entire planet and hide the surface from view.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe planetary atmospheres are certainly excellent natural laboratories for studying storms.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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