New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24

Now We come to Jupiter 1t Is not quite round. It's
surface Is covered with belts We stripe across
the planet OF purple, another Of hrownish color and
another little green. doubt whether that green was
reaI-whether the result OF the effect on the
eye OF the purple and tho orange on each side
Those oolori do not remain permanent;
neither do these markings remain permanent; they
change from day TO DAY and FROM DlBht TO nlGnt IN
ciined bel rather Only last week got let
calling attention TO an Inclined Delt on Tue pl'uev ="
brilliant red. When we come 20 ry 70 form some prop
able theory in regard the belts, the most probable
theory Is that they are cur cuts IN Tue atmosneIe
streak8 Of clouds. person on the Noon w0nld uuuO
less see the Earth something OF the same kind the
clouds would be- teudiug 10 the East and west. making
belts tue surface. Jupiter ms i1ir saeitl'et 'nat
Uranus was the fret planet that discovered The
sattes OF Jupiter were the tr-t satellites disiCyer"d
by Galico He found from looking at Jupiter that IL
was accompanied by four stars The frthe-t one ono
and quarter million miles distant the nearest one
about our moon. Tie nearest Que goes
around AZ hours and tne farthest ono ABOUT once IN
The great feature OF these drawings Is this great red
spot upon the planet little more than ten years ago
Mayer OF Hobokrn aud RelLil, OF Eugl4udt observed
At The same time ellpucal marking OF oval form,
which continued visible cor two or uirce mouths ana
then disappeared 4 few years later tue same thing
Mo- noticed aud hrst called attention 10 thl" red spot
wuci, appelrel o q strong tOsc color, ami somc-
tnne TX 90 900 M IS ong aud 5000 miles wide mat
has been going the planet ever since and from
watching tc rotation Of he planet SHOWN by u mas
been found 10 be une hours yf0ur minutes aud about
thirty four seconds. II has been eisily visible
until recently; but during tho last season II mas
faded away and Il nov almost Invisible, for have
nor been aDle to see It more than once OF twice
during the whole season. Many EFFORTS nave
been made TO explain H. but think tne explanation of
uough 81 Chic ago. rather The most pr(OiDe lie says
IL o. not thing huweycr,-tnat the nnet IS schl
I'm d. 90 that surface - liquid not cooled down ino
babltable cotdi1n all: AMI here have sort OF
Sag or crust formed the surface AMI reyoyns ~lth
That II ooginnng 10 melt dowa an disappear:
Others hold the view with Dcnning. of England tnat
this % Of cloud frOh an eruption upon me
planet underneath. suppose volcanic cruz on tnoIo
viii he a great cloul OF smoke. aud that may remain
nearly VI shape aud size 50 long as the erup
ton below continues.
You will notice. too. nearly upon the equator OF the
nauct number oil waite Spots Upon umlng the
70 alton by one OF tLrsc, it comes ont i've minute
shorter than BY the red spOts these bodies continually
drifting forward and gOlns complete revolution IN
fOfty i've prJDlb'y CLOUDS dragged Forward
on the equator he planet IN the same way tat the sun
splfs have Lern 10 be dragged forward upon inc
equator Of Tho Gun am inciiucd thlnk that We have
here upon Jupic the same problem ~ upon the sun
a more rapid motion ~ TIE equitofla regions WINCH
eds tu be accounted for Ihe period oil the planet
about Twelve ycAs and would take aOOut 300 of the
Eartn TO weigh As much.