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Red Spot

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Red Spot [′red ‚spät]
(astronomy)
A semipermanent marking of the planet Jupiter; some fluctuations in visibility exist; it does not rotate uniformly with the planet, indicating that it is a disturbance of Jupiter's atmosphere.


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Dear Food Dude: What causes those red spots I sometimes see in my eggs?
If you could live near Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot, your weather forecast might sound something like this: Expect lightning storms and winds gusting to 340 miles per hour for the next few hundred years.
One example of a high solids formulation comes from Red Spot Paint and Varnish.
 
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