Analyze This: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is shrinking

Analyze This: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is shrinking

Centuries ago, astronomers observed a dark oval — nicknamed the Permanent Spot — on Jupiter. It was located at the same latitude, or distance from Jupiter’s equator, where the giant windstorm known as the Great Red Spot swirls today. Researchers have wondered whether these spots are the same. Now, a new study suggests the spots…