Jupiter's Little White Spot Turns Red

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday October 12, 2006 @05:22AM from the time-for-space-prom dept.

Feelyat writes "NASA is reporting that a small storm that formed on Jupiter last year has changed color from white to red. According to an article in Yahoo News, scientist Amy Simon-Miller speculates that the storm might have gained strength as it decreased in size, similar to how 'spinning ice skaters go faster when they move their arms closer.' She says that the storm has probably 'picked up red material from lower in the Jupiter atmosphere, most likely some form of sulfur which turns red as part of a chemical reaction ...' Well, we might be one planet down, but our Solar System can still surprise."

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Not Gold Bond by Harmonious+Botch · 2006-10-12 05:42 · Score: 1, Interesting

Castor oil would be better.
Apparently it's been going on for a while by Tarlus · 2006-10-12 06:14 · Score: 2, Interesting

Looking at those pictures of Jupiter, they're dated back to April 8th and 16th of 2006.

It makes me wonder... Why did NASA wait half a year before making this public? What's going on with Jupiter right now?

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