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Jupiters ever changing storms (external-content.duckduckgo.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/science@hexbear.net
 

That red spot is getting smaller

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[–] da_gay_pussy_eatah@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

God for a moment I started to get upset about climate change until I realized I'm just a moron

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

good for jupiter, it's annoying as fuck when they last that long

[–] charly4994@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I vaguely remember seeing some discussion on the Great Red Spot's visible shrinking but that it spans much deeper into Jupiter and the shrinking could just be the upper layer. Still, I believe the Great Red Spot has been going for hundreds of years since our earliest records mention it as well.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah! It's amazing how Jupiter's winds can be so turbulent and yet stay somewhat uniform for so long a time

[–] ultraviolet@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

woke nasa is making the spot small and soft

[–] DirtyPair@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

there's an upside down face on the second one

[–] allthetimesivedied@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Hell yeah SCP takes me back

[–] huf@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

the red spot represents the vitality of communism on earth. of course it was larger before the USSR fell.

[–] peppersky@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

very pretty nice colors i like

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