05-22-2008, 04:32 PM
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Location: Ontario
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New red spot appears on Jupiter
http://news.cnet.com/2300-11397_3-62...tag=ne.gall.pg
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Images from the Hubble Space Telescope confirm the appearance of a third giant red spot on Jupiter (the smaller spot to the left). The new feature was recently seen as a white storm raging near the other two red spots, but astronomers believe that it grew so large that it dredged up material beneath the planet's cloud cover, causing it to turn red.
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Very interesting!
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OMG! We've gotta stop Global Warmi... err... Climate Change! It's not only affecting Earth but affecting Jupiter too! The Storm is getting worse!
(end Satire)
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05-22-2008, 04:32 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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I didn't know planets got zits....
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05-22-2008, 04:38 PM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I didn't know planets got zits....
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05-22-2008, 04:39 PM
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Has Towel, Will Travel
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I didn't know planets got zits....
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Larf ... that was my exact thought. You obviously have a juvenile mind also.
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05-22-2008, 04:39 PM
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Had an idea!
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We are SO screwed.
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05-22-2008, 05:29 PM
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Director of the HFBI
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So, do we know what is actually forming the "red spots" (besides a high dose of sugary snack goodness).
Since the planet is made up mostly of gas, is it like a permanent hurricane type pattern?
Or something completely different?
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05-22-2008, 05:34 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arsenal
So, do we know what is actually forming the "red spots" (besides a high dose of sugary snack goodness).
Since the planet is made up mostly of gas, is it like a permanent hurricane type pattern?
Or something completely different?
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Global warming 
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05-22-2008, 05:54 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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I for one, welcome our red spotted overlords.
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05-22-2008, 05:55 PM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arsenal
So, do we know what is actually forming the "red spots" (besides a high dose of sugary snack goodness).
Since the planet is made up mostly of gas, is it like a permanent hurricane type pattern?
Or something completely different?
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Obviously
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05-22-2008, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Obviously
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LOL!!!! hahahaha, true. frightening.
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05-22-2008, 06:17 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arsenal
Since the planet is made up mostly of gas, is it like a permanent hurricane type pattern?
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That's pretty much exactly what it is.
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05-22-2008, 06:20 PM
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GOAT!
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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
Larf ... that was my exact thought. You obviously have a juvenile mind also.
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I was thinking third nipple, myself...
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05-22-2008, 07:02 PM
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Had an idea!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arsenal
So, do we know what is actually forming the "red spots" (besides a high dose of sugary snack goodness).
Since the planet is made up mostly of gas, is it like a permanent hurricane type pattern?
Or something completely different?
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Aliens and their damn SUVs.
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05-22-2008, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Burninator
Planet size?! Hundreds of years?!  |
Sounds like and evening with Rita McNeil.
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05-22-2008, 07:44 PM
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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Well, we can all breathe easy that it's not a red spot on Uranus.
Phew.....
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05-22-2008, 07:45 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Cool.
Sorry for adding nothing more then cool. Astronomy intrigues me to no end, but there is nothing I can add that would be close to interesting.
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05-22-2008, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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^You could of at least made a Uranus joke!
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05-23-2008, 12:29 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Burninator
[/I]Planet size?! Hundreds of years?! |
From the link above:
The Great Red Spot is a storm that's wider than two Earths and has been spotted on Jupiter for at least 168 years and most likely longer. Red Spot Jr. turned red in early 2006.
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