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Comparing Hurricanes

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Even though on Earth, Hurricane Irene was a monster storm, it is very small compared to the massive storms on other planets. Although, it is not common to hear about storms on other plants, Earth is the only planet in the solar system that has storms. Both Jupiter and Saturn can churn out spinning squalls that can be bigger than the entire Earth. Although, these storms aren't fed by warm ocean water the way terrestrial hurricanes are, they're in a lot of ways similar to storms on Earth. Jupiter and Saturn are not the only planets in our solar system that also experiences bizarre weather. Icy methane rainstorms, planet-wide sand storms, and lead-melting temperatures affect other planets and their moons.
In December, a thunderstorm, known as the Great White Spot, erupted on Saturn. It measured about 6,200 miles wide, and it is still going strong. As a result, some of its clouds have wrapped all the way around the ringed planet. Similarly to thunderstorms on Earth, the Great White Spot generates lots of lightning. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is covered with clouds which are made of methane. Since methane has a much lower melting point than water …show more content…

After developing, it can take weeks for a dust storm on Mars to completely expend itself. All Mars dust storms are powered by sunshine. Solar heating warms the Martian atmosphere and causes the air to move, lifting dust off the ground. However, many of the dust storms on the planet originate from one impact basin. Hellas Basin, is the deepest impact crater in the Solar System. It was formed more than three billion years ago, when a very large asteroid hit the surface of Mars. The temperatures at the bottom of the crater can be 10 degrees warmer than on the surface and the crater is deeply filled with dust. The difference in temperatures, fuels wind action that picks up the dust, so then storm emerge from the

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