Jupiter's Great Red Spot is Shrinking

a reply to: midnightstar

Your post made me laugh and then made me all teary eyed.

By gummit you will surely see it....with clear eyes

Tightening up and spinning faster... If it turned into a tornado-like cyclone, I wonder if it could possibly spew stuff out before it collapses. It appears to be a mechanism of energy release rather than just calling it a storm.

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a reply to: charlyv

Absolutely plausible charly. I cant even begin to imagine what a full on Jovianado (copyright) would be like...probably terrifying.

a reply to: CreationBro

Ahh that's better the old guy will be able to sit down without screaming from the pain it must cause.
Celestial preparation H.


Joking aside gas giant's seldom do thing's small and we can only wonder how many other great spot's have existed on Jupiter and perhaps Saturn as well.
The sheer length of time may also be down to the sheer magnitude of the phenomena and we were just lucky to arrive in time to witness the event - it is possible that as it wanes it may break up into smaller red spots then re-merge back into a new great spot as well.

Jupiter's buzz is wearing off.