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Old 03-November-2009, 02:00 AM
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Default Jupiter's Dueling Red Spots

Even though most of us have been suffering from poor seeing conditions due to both hemisphere's seasonal climate changes, the changes we're experiencing look like nothing compared to what's happening on Jupiter. If you think we've got turbulent atmosphere and more than our fair share of clouds – then check out what John Chumack's been [...]

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Of course, we all know the Great Red Spot is a great anti-cyclonic (high pressure) storm similar to our terrestrial hurricanes, but it is enormous.
This is poorly written. Terrestrial hurricanes are low pressure systems, though they have an anti-cyclonic flow in the upper atmosphere.

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