[Stonius (Markus)]

Originally Posted by Jeff

Great question Markus!

I've done a few searches myself. Seems to be a combination effect of powerful convection currents, and varying gas types/densities.
I found the following article particularly interesting:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessesh.../#6f90ab917ed0

Interesting article. Of course, only Jupiter would have a giant polar cyclone surrounded by 8 smaller cyclones. 😀