Jupiter's new Red spot
August 27th 2007 10:03
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Jupiter has a new Red Spot a formed on Jupiter’s northern hemisphere called red junior the official name of this storm is Oval BA
The new spot formed from 3 smaller storms and first appeared in 2000 the 3 spots joined to form a lager red spot.
A similar merger many centuries ago may have created the original Great Red Spot, a storm twice as wide as our planet and at least 300 years old and rages at speeds in excess of 400kph (some storm front).
Although the spot has similar features of the “giant” red spot it was an amazing experience in seeing it form. It may become another giant red spot but for the most part is remains very much the offspring for now. The oval was appeared white in November 2005 then brown in December now it is the same colour as its bigger counterpart.
Why the red in colour interestingly, no one knows precisely why the Great Red Spot itself is red.
The theory is that the storm scoops material from deep beneath Jupiter's cloud tops and lifts it to high altitudes where solar ultraviolet radiation perhaps via some unknown chemical reaction produces the familiar brick color. If you have a moderate telescope you can just see it.
Images by NASA
The new spot formed from 3 smaller storms and first appeared in 2000 the 3 spots joined to form a lager red spot.
Jupiter's new red spot
Although the spot has similar features of the “giant” red spot it was an amazing experience in seeing it form. It may become another giant red spot but for the most part is remains very much the offspring for now. The oval was appeared white in November 2005 then brown in December now it is the same colour as its bigger counterpart.
Why the red in colour interestingly, no one knows precisely why the Great Red Spot itself is red.
The theory is that the storm scoops material from deep beneath Jupiter's cloud tops and lifts it to high altitudes where solar ultraviolet radiation perhaps via some unknown chemical reaction produces the familiar brick color. If you have a moderate telescope you can just see it.
Images by NASA
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