Red Spot
a large, usually reddish gaseous vortex on the surface of Jupiter, about 14,000 by 30,000 km, that drifts about slowly as the planet rotates and has been observed for several hundred years.
Origin of Red Spot
1- Also called Great Red Spot.
Words Nearby Red Spot
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How to use Red Spot in a sentence
Red Spot advocates had to convince the Juno mission team to do a dedicated flyover of the vortex to get the gravity data.
Juno finally got close enough to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot to measure its depth | Leto Sapunar | October 28, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAs it neared the house, the Cure took off his baretta, and smiled expectantly, a little Red Spot burning on both cheeks.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerAn itching Red Spot about the size of a dime was noticed in thirty-six hours, and it steadily increased in size.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThere, sure enough, was a tiny Red Spot, with a single drop of blood oozing from it.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisMr. Sabin bowed; a little Red Spot was burning through the pallor of his sunken cheeks.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin | E. Phillips Oppenheim
A white diamond was immediately planted on each cheek, and a blue circle under each eye, with a Red Spot in the centre of each.
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for Red Spot
See Great Red Spot
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