Chapter 1824: The Cause of the Great Red Spot

Chapter 1824: The Cause of the Great Red Spot

The Great Red Spot rides the rising airflow in the atmosphere, receives energy from the surrounding airflow, and maintains a state of energy balance.

Scientists have long known that there is a thick atmosphere around Jupiter, composed of oxygen, helium, methane, ammonia and other substances. But judging from the data sent back by the Jupiter probe, the interior temperature of Jupiter is very high, and the heat emitted from it is 2.5 times that of the heat absorbed from the sun.

Therefore, some scientists speculate based on this that the Great Red Spot may be the place where the columnar vortices in the hottest part of Jupiter are constantly ejected outward. After the Great Red Spot is ejected, the columnar vortex reacts chemically with methane, ammonia and other substances in the atmosphere, thus forming an orange-red mass of matter—the Great Red Spot.

The detection results of the "Pioneer" and "Voyager" probes show that the Great Red Spot is a huge cyclonic storm, similar to typhoons on Earth, and similar to dust storms on Mars, but its scale is much larger and its duration Also much longer. In addition to the Great Red Spot, there are also small red spots on Jupiter.

Scientists have discovered through research that the mystery of Jupiter's Great Red Spot can be explained as an unusually moving cyclone, in which the vertical movement of airflow is an important reason why the Great Red Spot cannot disappear. Scientists previously believed that the Great Red Spot will eventually disappear, but this situation has continued Hundreds of years.

By studying Jupiter's atmospheric circulation, researchers can also explain the formation of vortices on Earth, which can last for several years. The mechanism is similar to the extreme cyclonic motion of celestial bodies in the solar system. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is located near the equator and appears to be a very stable super vortex.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot has a huge diameter, which can hold three Earths, and its shape can change a little bit. The Great Red Spot can last for hundreds of years. There must be another mechanism for replenishing energy, so that this super cyclone can continue Keep it going, or the Great Red Spot would have lost energy and faded away centuries ago, according to our current theory of fluid dynamics.

From the theory of the formation of typhoons or hurricanes on the earth, the maintenance of super cyclones requires energy intervention. The moving process, wind and radiated heat will reduce the energy of the system. The vertical flow in Jupiter’s atmosphere can attract hot gas to inject energy into the system from above the Great Red Spot. The cold gas enters the center of the storm from the middle and lower.

Fluid dynamics professor Philip Marcus has used computer models to study vertical flow and eddy currents. In past investigations, scientists ignored the role of vertical flow because they didn't think it was a major factor at the time, or they used A simpler equation was developed, so the mystery of the energy replenishment of the Great Red Spot was not discovered.

Some scientists believe that the Great Red Spot replenishes the energy of the system through some small cyclones, but computer models show that this energy is not enough to maintain the existence of the Great Red Spot.

Jupiter's atmosphere is the largest planetary atmosphere in the solar system. It is composed of hydrogen and helium. There are hundreds of cyclones in the atmosphere. The Great Red Spot is one of the most persistent anticyclones.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot may be releasing some kind of mysterious energy that is constantly heating Jupiter's upper atmosphere. The effective solar rays that irradiate the earth can heat the atmosphere above the land, and the heat can even affect the space 402 kilometers away. Although the distance between Jupiter and the sun is five times that of the earth, its upper atmosphere still has temperature, and the average The temperature corresponds to that of the corresponding layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

By observing the invisible infrared light emitted by a planet, astronomers can measure the temperature of the planet. The visible cloud tops of Jupiter are located approximately 48 kilometers above Jupiter. However, the infrared rays measured by a research team are 805 kilometers higher than this altitude. The researchers found that at such a high altitude, the temperature is much higher than predicted.

One of the wonders of the solar system, Jupiter's Great Red Spot was discovered within a few years of Galileo's invention of the telescope in the 17th century.

The Great Red Spot, a swirling pattern of colored gas, is also known as a "permanent hurricane." In the past few centuries. The size and color of the Great Red Spot change frequently, spanning a length equivalent to three Earth diameters, according to its rotational speed. The vortex airflow rotates once in about 6 days. Jupiter itself takes only 10 hours to complete one rotation.

The Great Red Spot could be an excellent source of energy, heating up Jupiter's upper atmosphere. But we don't have definitive proof yet. Proving that it can have a real impact on the atmosphere of high-altitude space.

Unusual heat high above Jupiter's visible rings may not be unique to the solar system, researchers say. This phenomenon is not only present on Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in the solar system, but perhaps on all giant exoplanets outside the solar system.

Zhao Zhongyao looked at Feifei, and then told him the knowledge about Jupiter's Great Red Spot. After hearing this, Feifei became very curious about Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

So, Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao again and said, 'Dad, why don't you go to the sky above Jupiter to see the Great Red Spot first. Since the Great Red Spot is so famous, I also want to see it for myself. '

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao smiled and said,'Okay, this matter is not simple, we will fly to the sky above Jupiter immediately. '

When Zhao Zhongyao was talking like this, their spaceship was not very far from Jupiter. Now Zhao Zhongyao is driving the spaceship again, accelerating towards Jupiter.

Soon, they flew into space hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from Jupiter. Although the spacecraft is still more than 100,000 kilometers away from Jupiter. But at such a long distance. You can already see what the entire Jupiter looks like.

After all, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter's diameter is Earth's

Fourteen times, the mass is three times the mass of all asteroids in the solar system except the sun.

Jupiter is so huge that Zhao Zhongyao's spacecraft is now more than 100,000 kilometers away from Jupiter. But the huge volume of Jupiter has been presented to everyone. Everyone now sees Jupiter outside the porthole of the spacecraft, like an extremely huge light red balloon, suspended in space.

Looking at Jupiter from such a distance, it feels like a very beautiful planet. After all, Jupiter has a giant ring. Although this planetary ring is not as obvious as Saturn. But Jupiter does have a giant ring.

This planetary ring can only be seen to exist when observing it at a close distance, and it is also very beautiful.