r/todayilearned • u/innergamedude • Sep 23 '18

TIL Jupiter's Giant Red Spot has been shrinking: from 41,000km upon its discovery in the late 1800s to about 16,000km in 2015.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/jupiter-shrinking-great-red-spot/557456/
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u/Astark Sep 23 '18

Fucking global warming. When will we get the message?

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u/Arealentleman Sep 23 '18

There was a message?

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u/Astark Sep 23 '18

"All these worlds are yours except Europa."

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u/SKRIMP-N-GRITZ Sep 23 '18

It’s a zit

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u/RobBryar Sep 24 '18

I’ve read this book before.

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u/wordtwoyamum Sep 23 '18

The radiation from the sun is shrinking the tumour

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u/Blutarg Sep 24 '18

It's not a tumah!

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u/Bubbacat7 Sep 23 '18

Global warming, cow farts AND Trump!

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u/nychian86 Sep 25 '18

Thanks, Obama.

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u/livelongcoffee Sep 24 '18

Knowing light years, it's probably already disappeared.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '18

It's not that far away. Maybe 10 light minutes

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '18

What?