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It never occurred to me that the Great Red Spot would be shrinking. It's logical that storm systems are dynamic (and finite) things, but I find it striking that
by dmreedy 6y ago
It never occurred to me that the Great Red Spot would be shrinking. It's logical that storm systems are dynamic (and finite) things, but I find it striking that in another hundred years, people may never think of Jupiter as having such a dramatic feature. And who knows what new ones may have developed.
I suppose that's as much a commentary on how short a time we've been able to witness these phenomena as more than dots in the sky. Especially relative to the timescale they operate on.
- FriendlyNormie 6y agoI suppose you’ve never seen this: https://i.ibb.co/p1W2Cd0/a.gif https://i.ibb.co/p1W2Cd0/a.gif And I suppose you never will, because I’m shadowbanned. Too bad for you. Too bad for everyone.
- adolph 6y agoAs far as the history of it, early sightings may have been other storms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Red_Spot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Red_Spot
- cmehdy 6y agoOn a much longer timescale but still within habitability of the Earth (theoretically..), Saturn's rings will also disappear[0]. (300 million years) [0] https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/794/nasa-research-reveals-saturn-is-losing-its-rings-at-worst-case-scenario-rate/ https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/794/nasa-research-reveals-...