South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-05

density Zone and one-quarter that Of water)
and even less than that of the sun, shows that
it cannot contain much solid matter More
over, the fact that It's equatorial regions rotate
more rapidly than those in higher ATTITUDES In
which respect it also resembles the sun, fur
nishes proof of its gaseous condition.
What we see of the planet is It's cool dense
atmosphere. Above the intensely hot interior
of the planet lie layer after layer of dense
gaseous vapors condensed by contact with the
frigid cold of space. The vapOrs of all the diff
ferent elements found in the sun and earth
are doubtless to be found here-hydrogen,
helium, calcium, Won, manganese. etc.
The planet disk is diversified by a great
variety of color The general background is Of
a yellOwish tinge splOtched with spots of In
tense white, reddish, brown or green that are
of a feeting nature. Some of these spots pass
each other with a speed two or three times that
of the swiftest hurricane that ever blew over
the face of the earth.
The most conspicuous feature Of the
planet are the belts Of reddish color that lie
parallel to the equator and constantly
change in width and form. AS many as nine
parallel belts have been counted at one
time reaching from the equator to high
two well defined belts visible In positions
corresponding to the sunspot belts upon the
sun.
1t is strongly suspected that Jupiter ex.
hibits atmospheric phenomena that are de-
pendent upon some cycle of change within
his highly heated interior analogous 10 the
sunspot period upon the sun. The great red
spot that excited such a lively interest
among astronomers was by far the most
pulling marking that ever appeared upon
this huge planet. It's real nature is q mystery
1t appeared first In 1873 as pinkish oval
spot near the edge of the south equatorial
belt The next year it became brick red IN
color and the most conspicuous thing about
the planet It's size was enormous, IN extent,
one-third the diameter Of the planet, or 90
600 miles, and in width, 1000 miles. It's area
IN miles was greater than the entire surface
of our planet.
After three years time il began 70 fade and
though it had times Of partial revival OF
color it never regained its intense red color.
In some mysterious way it seemed 10 de-
rive its sustenance from the highly heated
interior Of Jupiter. It eIerted moreover,
repellent effect, whether electrical or not is
unknown, upon other spots IN the vicinity
When most intensely red it seemed TO holi
at bay fringe Of intensely white clouds evi-
IDENTIFY bent upon overwhelming II.
Some observers believed that il lay deep
down in the lower strata Of the atmosphere,
while others received the impression that II
rode at a much higher level. Il is impossible
TO determine whether its reddish tinge was
dependent upon the nature of the material
composing it or due TO the fact that it lay
at such great depth that the rays of sun
light penetrating to II acquired a reddish
tinge, as in sunset skies through the loss OF
the light waves Of shortest length. the violet
and the blue, in the planet atmosphere.
The reddish tinge of the belts Of JuDites
has been ascribed by some 70 the fact that
they form riffs IN the clouds through -'ici
sunlight penetrates deeply into the lowcl
strata of the planets gaseous envelope.