CONTINUED ABOUT THE PLANET JUPITER 21. Jupiter has an atmospheric vortex that looks like a huge red spot. This place was first noticed by Cassini in 1665. At that time, the length of the vortex was about 40 thousand kilometers, today this number has halved. The speed of rotation of the vortex is about 400 km / h. 22. From time to time, the atmospheric vortex on Jupiter completely disappears. 23. There are regular storms on Jupiter. About 500 km / h eddy currents. 24. The most common duration of storms does not exceed 4 days. However, sometimes they last for months. 25. Once in 15 years, very strong hurricanes appear on Jupiter, which would destroy everything in their path, if there was something to destroy, and they are accompanied by lightning, which in strength cannot be compared to lightning on Earth. 26. Jupiter, like Saturn, has so-called rings. They are caused by the collision of giant satellites with meteors, as a result of which a large amount of dust and dirt is released into the atmosphere. The presence of the rings in Jupiter was determined in 1979, and they were discovered by the Voyager 1 spacecraft. 27. The main ring of Jupiter is even. It reaches 30 km in length and 6400 km in width. 28. Halo - the inner cloud - reaches 20,000 km thick. Halo is located between the main and final ring of the planet and consists of solid dark particles. 29. The third ring of Jupiter is also called a cobweb, because it has a transparent structure. In fact, it consists of the smallest remnants of Jupiter's moons. 30. Today Jupiter has 4 rings
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