Nov 14, 2014 05:26 AM
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articl...unburn.htm
EXCERPT: What causes Jupiter's Great Red Spot to actually be red? Scientists have announced that it's likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet's upper atmosphere.
[...] "Our models suggest most of the Great Red Spot is actually pretty bland in color, beneath the upper cloud layer of reddish material," said Kevin Baines, one of the researchers, in a news release. "Under the reddish 'sunburn' the clouds are probably whitish or grayish."
[...] This red color is only seen in a few other locations on the planet, so it's very possible that it only occurs when clouds of material are high enough in the atmosphere.
"The Great Red Spot is extremely tall," said Baines. "It reaches much higher altitudes than clouds elsewhere on Jupiter."...
EXCERPT: What causes Jupiter's Great Red Spot to actually be red? Scientists have announced that it's likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet's upper atmosphere.
[...] "Our models suggest most of the Great Red Spot is actually pretty bland in color, beneath the upper cloud layer of reddish material," said Kevin Baines, one of the researchers, in a news release. "Under the reddish 'sunburn' the clouds are probably whitish or grayish."
[...] This red color is only seen in a few other locations on the planet, so it's very possible that it only occurs when clouds of material are high enough in the atmosphere.
"The Great Red Spot is extremely tall," said Baines. "It reaches much higher altitudes than clouds elsewhere on Jupiter."...