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[โ€“] troyunrau 6 points 2 months ago

The great red spot is so fascinating. It's a vortex that has been spinning for hundreds of years. Like someone pushed a giant canoe paddle through Jupiter and the whorls, larger than the earth, just keep turning. You look at this and go: holy fuck there's a lot of energy in this system.

[โ€“] BevelGear@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago