Jupiter’s Polar Winds Create a Vortex Way Bigger Than Earth Itself

What exactly is going on with Jupiter's crazy winds? And why are they even worth exploring? Let's find out.

For the first time ever, scientists were able to directly measure winds in Jupiter’s stratosphere. The results were astonishing and reveal what a beast the largest planet in our solar system really is.

Jupiter is the oldest planet in our solar system, so by learning more about the planet and its weather, we can better understand the early history of our solar system.

So then, why are we looking at Jupiter’s winds? Well, each planet has its own unique conditions we can learn from, like a natural laboratory with its own “experiments.” And as for Jupiter, it's known to be home to some of the stormiest systems.

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[curtisdaniel]

How about a video on plant genetics? We get animal genetics all the time, but tend to ignore the botany...

[YetiVlogs]

Amazing new contributor. Awesome find.

[sethaldrich]

Welcome, Niba! Excited to see more of your content. Great speaking voice!

[curtisdaniel]

Fascinating...I would have thought Jupiter would have obliterated all of Shoemaker-Levy!

[philipdmiller]

400m/s is just shy of 900 mph or 1440 kph, like speed of sound of earth fast 🤯

[notsure]

That red spot makes me kind of anxious. Ive seen things on earth that make me feel small so its weird to think that a storm is so big it would swallow everything I could see on earth

[paulhasser]

Thanks Niba, I am looking forward to hearing more of your unique voice as writer and host/narrator.

[shalinipyapali]

Loved it!! The interesting facts about Jupiter and the visual effects. I learned so much! Thank you so much to Niba and the seeker team for putting together such an insightful piece!

[navish]

I love her. She is cute as the moon and shines like the sun ☀️

[deepsyk]

A bit off-topic, but it's cool to see more and more ethnicities in this channel 💪

[SomxthingWicked]

Talk about how the Vortexes cluster together without merging into one big storm. What about the hexagon on Saturn?

[tranceduo]

That thumbnail looks like a delicious pizza.

[alandala]

Scientist should be able to measure my winds :)))

[jfncho]

Anyone else think the thumbnail was a pepperoni pizza?

[FourPawsInTheGrave]

Mmmm pizza. Oh wait that's Jupiter.

[praxis]

Geeky and excited, 👍 I just finished building the mission planning system for Juice, that was an ordeal....

[RedShoesSmith]

So many plants! I wonder if she's a gardener. Plant geneticist, so cool.

[lunnpakora]

i thought this was a pepperoni pizza video...

[carbonc]

~Lots of 'eye rolling' in this video ...

[The_Opinion_of_Matt]

The thumbnail for this video made me want pizza.