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ntly extends
from the Jovian clouds out to 59 000 km.
The Great Red Spot, a salmon-colored oval votex whose hue may possible be due
to organic-like compounds that are constantly spewed from some heated
atmospheric source below, is the longest-lived structure on the visible
surface of Jupter.
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SATURN
Basically, Saturn has a belt system like Jupiter's, but it is much less active,
and the contrast is reduced. Very rarely a spot among the Saturnian clouds
will appear unexpectedly, but less than a dozen notable spots have been
recorded since telescopic observation of Saturn commenced in the 17th century.
Saturn's rings consist of billions of particles that range in size from
microscopic specks to flying mountains kilometres across. The reason "rings"
is plural and not singular is that gaps and brightness differences define
hundreds of distinct rings. However, from earth only the three most prominent
components--known simply as Rings A, B, and C--can be distinguished visually.
Cassini's Division, a gap between rings A and B discovered in 1675, is a region
less densely populated with ring particles than adjacent