The lifetime of the Great Red Spot appears to be:
A) similar to that of a sunspot that it resembles-about 2 to 4 weeks between successive appearances.
B) one Jupiter orbital period-about 12 years between successive appearances, because the spot is produced by tidal effects from interaction with other planets.
C) at least 300 years, from visual records.
D) well over 2000 years, from ancient Greek records.
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B)Jupiter
C)Ganymede
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