Jupiter's great red spot heats planet's upper atmosphere

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 12:11 in Astronomy & Space

Researchers from Boston University's (BU) Center for Space Physics report today in Nature that Jupiter's Great Red Spot may provide the mysterious source of energy required to heat the planet's upper atmosphere to the unusually high values observed.

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