It appears that the atmosphere is divided into a number of light and dark bands, which are parallel to its equator, and shows a range of complex features (see Figure 3), including an ongoing storm called the Great Red Spot. ... Internal Structure Jupiter is thought to consist of a dense core with a mixture of elements (see Figure 4), a surrounding layer of liquid metallic hydrogen with some helium, and an outer layer predominantly of molecular hydrogen (Wikipedia). ... Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest planetary structure in the solar system. ... High-resolution images obtained in F...

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One of the chief problems that the gods possessed is the fact that they had no plan for the world and no structure that they originally had in mind while creating it. ... The gods in Metamorphoses have no structure about themselves and it appears to be that creation came from some position of chaos and turmoil. This story, seems to parallel the Genesis account the best. ...

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The Giant or Gas planets do not have the same layered structure that the terrestrial planets do, they have less solid material. ... The axis of this magnetic field is aligned parallel to the planet's rotation axis, contrary to the circumstances in both Jupiter and Earth. ... This braided ring structure is very difficult to explain; it seems likely that both electrical and gravitational forces are at work. ...

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Mars also has no magnetic field. " Because the atmosphere of mars is so thin, wind velocities up to several hundred Km per hour are required to raise the dust particles during a dust storm, and these fast- moving particles erode structures with a sand-blasting effect " (Grolier, 1992). ... The wind activity on Jupiter is quite fierce and moves in jet streams parallel to the equator. ...

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Wegener was also intrigued by the occurrences of unusual geologic structures and of plant and animal fossils found on the matching coastlines of South America and Africa, which are now widely separated by the Atlantic Ocean. ... Plate tectonics has proven to be as important to the earth sciences as the discovery of the structure of the atom was to physics and chemistry and the theory of evolution was to the life sciences. ...

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Scientists throughout history have studied the effects of space weather. Over time, technology has advanced greatly, allowing scientists to gain a better knowledge of the workings of the solar system and thus a better knowledge of Earth. Telescopes and spacecraft have led scientists into the mysterious unknown - space. Due to advances made by NASA and other space researchers, the pieces of the solar system puzzle are finally coming together. There are still several mysteries yet to be uncovered and perhaps there always will be. ...

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