if weather is caused by differential heating, why does distant Jupiter have such massive storms?

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Been watching some nice Jupiter storm videos, which got me thinking…

Jupiter is super far from the sun. How is its atmosphere getting enough solar energy to cause significant weather?

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It’s not the heat that does it, it’s the temperature gradient. The DIFFERENCE in levels of heat.

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