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  • Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Shrinking Due To A Possible Change In Diet

    07/29/2024 1:20:09 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 23 replies
    IFL Science ^ | JULY 29, 2024 | Dr. Alfredo Carpineti
    Jupiter as seen by Hubble. Image credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center) and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley) ================================================================= The Great Red Spot is a storm larger than our whole planet. It is clearly visible on the Southern Hemisphere of Jupiter, even to small telescopes, and we have been observing it for centuries. It became clear in the last few years that it is shrinking. Now, new research suggests that the cause of this is a change in diet. Simulations suggest that the growth of the larger storm depends on continuously incorporating smaller storms that get...