Sunday, July 12, 2009

5th Fact: Interesting Facts about Jupiter

The Great Red Spot has been around for a long time

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is one of its most familiar features. And it looks like the spot has been around for almost 350 years. It was first identified by Giovanni Cassini, who mentioned it back in 1665. A century ago, the Great Red Spot measured 40,000 km across, but it's shrinking – it's currently half that size. But astronomers have no idea if and when it'll ever disappear entirely.

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