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Red Spot: Why no eye?, Why does the Great Red Spot not have an eye like a hurricane?
hendric
post Sep 12 2008, 02:51 PM
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Looking at Ike pounding the Texas coast here, I was thinking...Why do the GRS and lesser storms on Jupiter not have eyes like Hurricane's here on Earth? Does Jupiter's rapid rotation somehow prevent their formation, or does an eye require water vapor?

Hmm...a quick Google search didn't turn up any explanations as to why hurricanes have eyes to begin with, so maybe my question is flawed. smile.gif


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- hendric   Red Spot: Why no eye?   Sep 12 2008, 02:51 PM
- - Juramike   Here's a link that describes hurricane eye and...   Sep 12 2008, 03:20 PM
- - Juramike   Ah ha! Found something much more relevant...   Sep 12 2008, 03:30 PM
|- - john_s   One fundamental difference- the Great Red Spot and...   Sep 12 2008, 04:09 PM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (john_s @ Sep 12 2008, 11:09 AM) On...   Sep 12 2008, 06:30 PM
- - Juramike   Wiki-link here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grea...   Sep 12 2008, 04:49 PM
- - PhilCo126   Jupiter's Atmospheric Pressure near that latit...   Sep 12 2008, 07:47 PM
- - hendric   Thanks everyone, I'll give these links a read...   Sep 16 2008, 07:08 PM

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