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Space news – dark ovals the size of Earth continue to appear on Jupiter – UNIAN
They appear and disappear and can only be seen in ultraviolet light.
Dark ovals the size of Earth continue to appear on Jupiter. Forbes writes about this with reference to a new study conducted with the support of NASA. His results were published in Nature Astronomy.
It is noted that Jupiter, known for its famous Great Red Spot, holds another atmospheric mystery: massive dark ovals at the poles the size of Earth. They appear and disappear, they can only be seen in ultraviolet light, and scientists explain their occurrence as tornado-like phenomena.
Magnetic secrets
Jupiter's south polar regions often have dark ovals, but not all the time, forming in about a month and dissipating over weeks. Only 75%…
