What is the mass of Jupiter's white oval storms compared to Earth?

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The white oval storms on Jupiter, while smaller than the Great Red Spot, raise questions about their mass compared to Earth. These storms measure approximately 9,000 km long and 5,000 km wide, with an estimated diameter of about 7,280 km. However, their height in Jupiter's atmosphere remains unclear, complicating mass calculations. Given that Jupiter is a gas giant, it is likely that the mass of these storms is significantly less than that of Earth, which is a rocky planet. The Great Red Spot has been observed to be shrinking in recent years, indicating changes in Jupiter's atmospheric dynamics.
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I know the Great Red Spot on Jupiter is much larger than the white ovals. However I'm curious as to how much mass the white oval storms would have compared to say the Earth. I know they're ovals and from what I've seen they're about 9,000 km long and 5,000 km wide which if I paid attention means it should have a diameter of about 7280 km.

I know several Earths could fit in the Red Spot, but since Earth has a diameter of 12,742 km it's be too large to fit in the white storms. But I don't know the third dimension of jovial storms. How high do storms extend through the atmosphere of Jupiter?

Also, what would the mass of these storms be? Is it safe to say they'd have much less mass than a rocky planet like Earth as Jupiter is a gas giant and its storms are composed and gases?

Thanks. I know this is an odd topic.
 
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This article on the atmosphere of Jupiter discusses its structure:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Jupiter

IDK how you would calculate the mass of a storm on earth, let alone one on a planet some hundreds of millions of miles from earth.

In any event, in recent years, the Great Red Spot has been shrinking. :sorry:
 
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