Super Military Scientist

Chapter 1823: Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Jupiter's magnetosphere is large and complex. The huge space between 1.4 million and 7 million kilometers away from Jupiter is Jupiter's magnetosphere.

The earth’s magnetosphere is only within 50,000 to 70,000 kilometers from the center of the earth. The five large moons of Jupiter are all shielded by Jupiter's magnetosphere to protect them from the solar wind.

There is a radiation belt called the Van Allen belt around the earth, and there is also such a radiation belt around Jupiter. Some scientists have also found that Jupiter has 30,000 kilometers of northern lights on the side facing away from the sun. From this point of view, Jupiter's magnetotail has stretched to at least 60 million kilometers away.

The distribution range of Jupiter's magnetosphere is more than 100 times larger than that of the earth's magnetosphere, making it the largest magnetosphere in the solar system. Due to the action of the solar wind and the magnetosphere, Jupiter also has auroras in the polar regions like the Earth, whose intensity is about 100 times that of the Earth.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is located at 23° south latitude and is 20,000 kilometers long and 11,000 kilometers wide. The detector found that the Great Red Spot is a violent ascending air current, dark brown in color. This colorful cyclone rotates in a counterclockwise direction.

There is a small particle in the center of the erythema, which is the core of the erythema, and its size is about several hundred kilometers. This nucleus remains immobile in the surrounding counterclockwise vortex movement. The lifespan of the Great Red Spot is very long and can last for hundreds of years or more. As early as 1665, the Italian astronomer Cassini discovered it. The brilliant red of the Great Red Spot is impressive, and the color seems to come from red phosphorus.

The rotation of the egg-shaped object is counterclockwise, and the period is about six days. The dimension of the Great Red Spot is 24,000 to 40,000 kilometers × 12,000 to 14,000 kilometers. Its diameter is large enough to hold 2 to 3 earths. The maximum height of this storm is about 8 kilometers higher than the surrounding clouds.

Storms usually occur in the turbulent atmosphere of giant planets. Jupiter also has white and brown egg-shaped storms, but smaller storms are usually not named. White goose eggs tend to contain the upper atmosphere, relatively cool clouds. The brown goose egg shape is warmer and located in ordinary clouds. This storm can last only a few hours, or it can last for centuries.

In 1953, the Miller-Yuri experiment proved that the combination of lightning and the compounds existing in the primitive earth's atmosphere can form organic matter (including amino acids), which can be used as the cornerstone of life. The simulated atmospheric components are water, methane, ammonia and hydrogen molecules; all of these substances are found in the atmosphere of Jupiter today.

Jupiter’s atmosphere has strong vertical air flow, carrying these compounds into the lower regions. But there are higher temperatures inside Jupiter, which will decompose these chemicals and hinder the formation of life similar to Earth.

In Jupiter, because there is only a small amount of water in Jupiter's atmosphere, and any solid surface is in deep pressure areas, it is considered impossible to have any life similar to Earth.

In 1976, before the Voyager mission, it was assumed that life based on ammonia and water might evolve in the upper layers of Jupiter's atmosphere. This hypothesis is based on the Earth’s oceanic environment, where there are simple photosynthetic plankton at the top, fish at the lower level can feed these organisms, and carnivorous marine organisms can hunt these fish. In some moons of Jupiter, there may be oceans under the surface of the earth, making these moons more likely to have biological existence.

Zhao Zhongyao was watching Feifei now and told him some knowledge about Jupiter.

After listening to Feifei, he has a deeper understanding of this Jupiter. But among some astronomical phenomena about Mars, one astronomical phenomenon is very famous. It is a huge eye of the storm on the surface of Jupiter-the Great Red Spot.

When it comes to Jupiter, people with a little knowledge of astronomy will think of the Great Red Spot. After all, as long as we observe Jupiter with an astronomical telescope, we must be able to see the Great Red Spot on Jupiter.

Thinking of this, Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said, ‘Dad, can you tell us more about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. I also want to learn more about Jupiter, the Great Red Spot. ’

After hearing what Feifei said, Zhao Zhongyao said, ‘Okay, since this is the case, I will tell you something about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot! ’

After finishing talking, Zhao Zhongyao told his family some knowledge about Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

The Great Red Spot of Jupiter is a characteristic mark on the surface of Jupiter. It is the largest storm cyclone on Jupiter. It is about 25,000 kilometers long and has a vertical span of 12,000 kilometers. It rotates in a counterclockwise direction every 6 Earth days, often up to 8 kilometers. Cloud tower. Since astronomers first observed this storm in the 17th century, the Great Red Spot has existed for at least 200 to 350 years. It has changed color and shape, but it has never completely disappeared.

The Great Red Spot in Jupiter's atmosphere is a group of intense downward airflow moving in a counterclockwise direction. This airflow material contains a large amount of red phosphorous compounds, so it is dark brown.

The location of this great red spot is not fixed, but is constantly moving. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is roughly located at 23° south latitude, and its north-south width is often maintained at 14,000 kilometers. The length in the east-west direction varies in different periods. The longest is about 40,000 kilometers, and the general length is between 20,000 and 30,000. km.

There is a small particle in the central part of the Great Red Spot, which is the core of the Great Red Spot, and its size is about several hundred kilometers. This nucleus remains immobile in the surrounding counterclockwise vortex movement. The lifespan of the Great Red Spot is very long and can last for hundreds of years or longer.

According to the observation results, scientists found that the most obvious red area in Jupiter's Great Red Spot confirms the theory that there is a hot core inside the cold storm system; and the dark lines on the edge of the storm in the observation image show that the gas released by the storm is moving to the planet The interior spreads.

Italian astronomer Cassini pointed out that the Great Red Spot is the shape of Jupiter's atmosphere, just like the clouds in the earth's sky. Cassini used this Great Red Spot to accurately measure the cycle of Jupiter's rotation. People are still observing that the color of the Great Red Spot is sometimes thick and sometimes lighter, so that people can only vaguely see its outline. The Great Red Spot still drifts in the latitude direction, so the Great Red Spot is not a solid substance.

Jupiter is the planet with the fastest rotation speed in the solar system, which causes the clouds in the atmosphere to be pulled into a long shape, forming a total of 17 cloud belts. The bright part of the cloud band is called the "band", and the dark part is called the "ribbon". From the photos taken by the probe, the clouds in the atmosphere flipped violently, and there was a significant red spot in the tossing clouds. The Great Red Spot rides the rising air currents in the atmosphere and rotates in a counterclockwise direction about 6 Earth days.

Like the super military scientist, please collect it: (wuxiaspot.com) The literature of the super military scientist updates the fastest.