Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Likely a Massive Heat Source

Re:Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Likely a Massive Heat Source by akiselev on Thursday July 28, 2016 @02:56PM (#12182322)

Yes, according to [1] Jupiter's thermosphere has a pressure between 10^-1 and roughly 10^-4 Pascal so we're talking about a very low density. The thermosphere layer is huge though so we're still talking about a tremendous amount of energy.