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8/08/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1580-8/8/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Jupiter's giant red storm makes its atmosphere hotter than molten lava
The great red spot in Jupiter. You might recall it in a picture of the largest planet in our solar system, just like a ring of Saturn. In fact, this red spot is a gigantic storm that is three times larger than the size of our planet. It is so huge that it takes as long as six days to complete a spin.
New studies found that the storm stirs up the gas for hundreds of years and heat the atmosphere above it to 1,000 degrees Celsius. How can a storm in such a distant planet from the Sun generates heat like that?
Enjoy reading and learning about this familiar but unknown red spot in Jupiter.


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