Red Spot
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noun Astronomy.
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.
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Also called Great Red Spot.
Origin of Red Spot
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby Red Spot
Red Sindhi, redskin, red snapper, red snow, red spider, Red Spot, red-spotted purple, red spruce, Red Square, red squill, red squirrel
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