Are you fascinated by the latest photos of Jupiter's "Little Red Spot", which is a storm as big as 70% of the earth's surface?
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no, but i have not seen them yet either. that makes it difficult. ;)
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Indeed. Jupiter is a huge planet.
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It is fascinating. Gee, I would hate to be caught in a storm like that.
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G'day Singwell, Thank you for your question. Yes it is amazing. It has existed since at least 1831 and possibly as early as 1635 when Giovanni Cassini identified such a feature. In fact, it might even be a permanent feature of the planet. A Berkeley scientist has predicted that many of the planets vortexes might disappear as a result of climate change but not the red spot. I have attached sources for your reference. Regards Wikipedia Jupiter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter#Great_Red_Spot_and_other_storms Wikipedia Great Red Spot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Red_Spot Berkeley http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/04/21_jupiter.shtml NASA http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/05jun_redperil.htm?list56685
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