Jupiter is already well known for its Great Red Spot storm which is visible through binoculas. That spot was first observed by Robert Hooke in 1664. It was also noted by Cassini, the Italian-French astronomer. Drawings of it appeared in 1831 by William Dawes and later by other astronomers.
But there has been a smaller spot growing, officially known as Oval BA, but also as Little Red Spot or Red Spot Junior It is about half the size of the famous Great Red Spot and almost exactly the same colour. Oval BA first appeared in the year 2000 when three three white oval-shaped storms (two of which were at least 90 years old) collided and merged between 1998 and 2000.
A similar merger centuries ago may have created the original Great Red Spot, a storm twice as wide as our planet and at least 300 years old.
It now looks likely that these two Red Spots will collide. It is thought that Jupiter is in the midst of a global climate change.
2006-07-01 00:31:05 · 11 answers · asked by ? 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Anyone not think it will form an even bigger red spot? What about a big white spot? Or they could cancel each other out? Or form a huge Red band right around Jupiter?
2006-07-06 09:30:51 · update #1
The 2 will eventually merge into a even bigger "Great Red Spot".
2006-07-06 04:25:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The two red spot may collide. Eventually they will merge together but will not form very big red spot. This types of climatic condition and change is a natural phenomena for Jupiter. This will not cast any spell on our earth.
2006-07-07 18:55:33 · answer #2 · answered by QISHC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! Is it at all like the G spot?
Jupiter will get one hell of an orgasm.
But seriously - that is scary, but not more scary than the prospect of Bird Flu or a master race of paedophiles!
I suspect that by the time the red spot reaches critical mass, we here on Earth will have already fried ourselves.
2006-07-01 00:38:44 · answer #3 · answered by Suzita 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-01 05:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you study these phenomenon closely it seems at first they are eddy's from a mountain, if you look closer at the colors it now looks like a huge hole like the center of the planet may be cooling and solidifying and this is a gravity well..This could be reason for more of these objects appearing and combining
2006-07-01 00:40:38 · answer #5 · answered by Robert B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can only ponder the "what if's"............its obvious that Jupiter is going thru changes, similar to earth's evolution, and should be watched constantly. I know that there is nothing we can do to prevent an explosion on that planet, but the effect on Earth might
put us in jeopardy. We can only hope that small changes to Jupiter will not effect us here on Earth.
2006-07-09 00:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by babo02350 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clearly Al Gore needs to get to Jupiter and prevent said climate change.
2006-07-01 05:13:00 · answer #7 · answered by A Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'd just merge, to form a bigger spot...
2006-07-01 00:38:51 · answer #8 · answered by Xraydelta1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will merg and form together as one, and it will get bigger and bigger, and will tear across the planet and may destroy it.
2006-07-01 07:44:01 · answer #9 · answered by Jensen Ackles Girl (I Wish!) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
will get a bigger spot
2006-07-01 00:34:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋