20 Interstellar Photos of Storms On Other Planets
Carly Tennes
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11/26/2024
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As any meteorologist, storm chaser, or Florida resident can tell you, Earth's weather patterns are often strong and violent, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. But no matter how bad things get here on Earth, our weather woes are nothing compared to those of our Solar System neighbors.
From a storm enveloping Neptune's north pole to the terrifying majesty of Saturn's "hexagon," here are 20 interstellar photos of storms on other planets.
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“An approaching Martian dust storm.” -
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“A hexagonal storm with a diameter of 25 thousand km rages at the north pole of Saturn.” -
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“This image shows two of Jupiter's large rotating storms, captured by Juno's visible-light imager, JunoCam, on Juno's 38th perijove pass, on Nov. 29, 2021.” -
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More storms pepper Jupiter’s surface, as seen during NASA’s Juno Mission. -
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The sun ejects plasma from its surface. -
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Clouds swirl during a storm on Saturn’s surface. -
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Two storms appearing as dark spots on Neptune’s surface, as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. -
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A dust storm tears through Mars, as seen by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. -
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A “dust devil” on Mars’ surface, as depicted by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. -
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Another view of a massive hurricane on Saturn’s North Pole. -
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Another angle of “the hexagon” on Saturn. -
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Neptune weathers a massive polar storm, as seen by the Hubble Telescope. -
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An up close, color-enhanced photo of Jupiter’s red spot, which scientists believe is a massive anticyclonic storm. -
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Cloud patterns surrounding the stormy, Great Red Spot. -
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Titan’s storms as captured by the NASA Cassini’s Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer. The bright spots are believed to be dust storms. -
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Several giant storms center around Jupiter’s North Pole. -
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A high-pressure system spotted on Neptune. -
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The aftermath of a martian dust storm, as captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover. -
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The sun as seen in the middle of a solar storm. -
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“This is what a hurricane on Saturn looks like.”
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