Tuesday 14 September 2010

Jupiter

Jupiter is made up of belts of different types of clouds, mainly brown and white.
Two wide stripes—known as the equatorial belts—normally circle the huge planet, products of the fast-moving jet streams that roar through Jupiter's atmosphere.
But in May this year the southern equatorial belt dissaperead leaving what is usually a dark redish brown belt to now a pale white belt. This also makes the Giant Red Spot appear duller.

This doesnt concern most astronamers becuase a similiar event happend in 1990. But the southern equatorial belt didnt completly dissapeared, only became smaller.

The southern equatorial belt is expected to make its return with in 1 to 3 years returning Jupiter back to its 'normal' self

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