What is known as the Great Red Spot?

What is known as the Great Red Spot?

“Jupiter is well-known for being the biggest planet in our solar system, and it’s also home to the biggest storm. It’s called the Great Red Spot, an enormous vortex that has been swirling for centuries.”

What is the Great Red Spot caused by?

“Answer: The “Great Red Spot” on Jupiter is a persistent anti-cyclonic storm in Jupiter’s atmosphere, similar to hurricanes on Earth.”

Does the Great Red Spot still exist?

“As for the fate of the Great Red Spot—whether it will continue churning for many years to come, or eventually shrink and disappear altogether—that answer is still hidden behind Jupiter’s clouds.”

What is that big Red Spot on Jupiter?

“Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS) is a large and enduring anticyclonic storm in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Both its size (currently more than 16,000 km east-west) and centuries-old longevity are unlike other vortices in the Solar System and must be driven by the underlying dynamics of the storm.”

What is the Great Red Spot Mcq?

“The great red spot on jupiter is a storm that is as big as 3 earths and has been active for 200 years. Q.”

Who discovered the Great Red Spot?

“There were no reported observations of the red spot after 1713 for more than a century, until it was spotted again in 1831 in a drawing of Jupiter by Samuel Schwabe. American astronomer C. W. Pritchett “rediscovered” the Great Red Spot in 1878, and astronomers have been monitoring it closely ever since.”

When did the Great Red Spot form?

“Jupiter’s Great Red Spot was first observed in 1831 by amateur astronomer Samuel Heinrich Schwabe, so we know the storm has existed for at least 150 years.”

What is the eye of Jupiter?

“Eye of Jupiter may refer to: “The Eye of Jupiter” (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of Battlestar Galactica. NGC 3242 or Eye of Jupiter Nebula, a nebula. Great Red Spot of the planet Jupiter.”

How many Earths can fit in the Red Spot?

“How large is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? (as large as three Earths)”

Will Jupiter’s storm ever end?

“At the present rate of reduction, it would become circular by 2040. It is not known how long the spot will last, or whether the change is a result of normal fluctuations. In 2019, the Great Red Spot began “flaking” at its edge, with fragments of the storm breaking off and dissipating.”

Is the red spot bigger than Earth?

“Jupiter’s trademark Great Red Spot – a swirling anticyclonic storm feature larger than Earth – has shrunken to the smallest size ever measured.”

What is the coldest planet?

“Neptune is an incredible three billion miles away from the Sun. However, the coldest planet is not Neptune, but Uranus – even though Uranus is a billion miles closer to the Sun than Neptune. Uranus holds the record for the coldest temperature ever measured in the Solar System: a very chilly -224℃.”

How long will Jupiter’s red spot last?

“One of the solar system’s most iconic landmarks is about to vanish. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a gigantic storm more than twice the size of the Earth, has persisted for centuries. But now scientists predict it could disappear forever in as little as 20 years.”

What is inside Jupiter?

“The composition of Jupiter is similar to that of the Sun – mostly hydrogen and helium. Deep in the atmosphere, pressure and temperature increase, compressing the hydrogen gas into a liquid. This gives Jupiter the largest ocean in the solar system – an ocean made of hydrogen instead of water.”

Is Jupiter shrinking?

“This slow but constant loss of mass from Jupiter’s atmosphere is actually greater than the gain in mass from collisions so, overall, Jupiter is shrinking not growing in mass.”

Why is the Great Red Spot stable?

“The researchers now find that vertical flows hold the key to the Great Red Spot’s longevity: When the storm loses energy, vertical flows move hot and cold gases in and out of the storm, restoring part of the vortex’s energy.”

Which planet is known as the Red Planet Mcq?

“Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Now we know that Mars is called a red planet because it appears in the sky as an orange-red star.”

How long will the Great Red Spot last?

“Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a gigantic storm more than twice the size of the Earth, has persisted for centuries. But now scientists predict it could disappear forever in as little as 20 years.”

How often is the Great Red Spot visible?

“A raging red swirling storm located in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere. The storm has been observed since at least the late 1800s, and perhaps as far back as the 1600s. It appears to rotate counterclokwise once every six days.”

How long did the Big Red Spot last?

“The Great Red Spot is a persistent anticyclonic storm on the planet Jupiter, 22 degrees south of the equator, which has lasted at least 340 years.”

Can you see the Great Red Spot with a telescope?

“The Great Red Spot always stays in the south edge of the brownish South Equatorial Belt. South is up to match the view in many astronomical telescopes.”