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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is bigger than Earth
The Great Red Spot is a giant storm on Jupiter that is bigger than Earth and has raged for hundreds of years.
Why it is true
Jupiter's stripes are bands of cloud. The dark belts and lighter zones flow east and west in opposite directions.
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