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Jupiter Gets New Red Spot
saskboy writes "The planet Jupiter is growing a new red spot. Jupiter is already well known for its Great Red Spot storm which is visible through modest backyard telescopes, so it will be interesting if this newer spot sticks around and grows. From the article: 'The official name of this storm is Oval BA, but Red Jr. might be better. It's about half the size of the famous Great Red Spot and almost exactly the same color. Oval BA first appeared in the year 2000 when three smaller spots collided and merged. 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.'"
There seems to be a story in here.
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How? After we Americans finish crapping up this planet with Hummer exhaust and soda cans, we're going to need a new planet to destroy... erm... live on. (Mars is the closest, and it has a hard outer shell suitable for drilling oil, so it's a good candidate for Earth's replacement. Plus the atmosphere doesn't melt lead.)
Actually, I'm surprised the politicians didn't pick Jupiter -- it's the only thing in the solar system that's more "full of hot air" than them!
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