TOPICS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
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Chapter 15, Problem 39AC
The Great Red Spot is thought to be
a. a low-pressure region with stagnant clouds.
b. a high-pressure region with high, cold clouds.
c. hydrogen and helium storms.
d. ammonia and sulfur clouds.
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38. Jupiter radiates twice as much energy as it...Ch. 15 -
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