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Jupiter loses one of its stripes and scientists are stumped as to why
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| May 12, 2010
| Claire Bates
Posted on 05/12/2010 4:55:35 PM PDT by kennedy
Jupiter has lost one of its iconic red stripes and scientists are baffled as to why.
The largest planet in our solar system is usually dominated by two dark bands in its atmosphere, with one in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere.
However, the most recent images taken by amateur astronomers have revealed the lower stripe known as the Southern Equatorial Belt has disappeared leaving the southern half of the planet looking unusually bare.
The band was present in at the end of last year before Jupiter ducked behind the Sun on its orbit. However, when it emerged three months later the belt had disappeared.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1277734/Jupiter-loses-stripes-scientists-idea-why.html#ixzz0nlLRW5xQ
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; jove; jupiter; planets; solarsystem; stripes
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To: Jemian
Rove Jove, you magnificent B@$t@rd!
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05/12/2010 9:29:01 PM PDT
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rfp1234
To: GeronL
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posted on
05/13/2010 3:36:56 AM PDT
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ICAB9USA
(I cut off part of my middle finger .......... it almost rendered me mute. -- Rahm Emanuel)
To: Jeremiah Jr
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posted on
05/13/2010 3:48:21 AM PDT
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Ezekiel
(The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
To: eaglestar
If that’s Voyager 1 then who or what took the photo? Is that actually a computer generated simulation? Regardless,its stunning.
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posted on
05/13/2010 5:22:39 AM PDT
by
wiggen
(Government owned slave.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
More likely it’s related to a combination of Jupiter’s 12 earth-year year and the extended solar minimum.
To: <1/1,000,000th%
Exactly. ‘Tan lines’ on Jupiter. ;)
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05/13/2010 6:23:40 AM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(Save the Earth. It's the only planet with Chocolate.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
LOL!
That’s very good. You should be working in the sciences.
To: <1/1,000,000th%
Based on the bogus GW data collected, I’m as ‘qualified’ as any scientist working these days. :)
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05/13/2010 6:35:53 AM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(Save the Earth. It's the only planet with Chocolate.)
To: facedown
GLOBAL UNSTRIPING!
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05/13/2010 6:37:35 AM PDT
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Lazamataz
("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
To: Lazamataz
I believe, I say, I believe there's some desegmenting goin' on around heah!
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05/13/2010 7:33:39 AM PDT
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facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: KevinDavis
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05/13/2010 8:01:17 AM PDT
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GOPJ
("Draw Mohammad Day" - - May 20, 2010 - Draw for freedom - draw for your children's freedom.)
To: kennedy
The band was present in at the end of last year before Jupiter ducked behind the Sun on its orbit. However, when it emerged three months later the belt had disappeared. If I was given a little more over to the occult and fates - I'd say it was a bad omen...
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05/13/2010 8:03:21 AM PDT
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GOPJ
("Draw Mohammad Day" - - May 20, 2010 - Draw for freedom - draw for your children's freedom.)
To: facedown
Rapidly rotating liquids finally mix, but will be differentiated again.
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posted on
05/13/2010 8:14:56 AM PDT
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onedoug
To: kennedy
...scientists are stumped as to whyBut scientists know man-made global warming is real...
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05/13/2010 8:25:12 AM PDT
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DTogo
(High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
To: kennedy
Jupiter loses one of its stripes
Does this mean Jupiter has been demoted from being a planet, too?
To: kennedy
Just the Gajin doing their bit to mine Jupiter for resources before moving inward...
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05/15/2010 5:15:11 AM PDT
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PIF
(They came for me and mine .. now it is your turn..)
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