On the coincidence of the position of Mercury with the 90-day oscillation of Jupiter's Red SPOT

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Sep 1977

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Planetary and Space Science, vol. 25, Sept. 1977, p. 890-892.

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Astrometry, Jupiter Red Spot, Mercury (Planet), Planet Ephemerides, Celestial Mechanics, Jupiter Atmosphere, Oscillations

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Recent observations have been utilized to investigate the proposed temporal connection between the 90-day oscillation of Jupiter's Red Spot and the inferior conjunction of Mercury. The oscillations appear to be synchronized with the inferior conjunction of a 'mean Mercury' rather than the real Mercury implying that the period of oscillation of the Red Spot is constant. Although the probability of a synchronization due to chance is small, the failure of the oscillation to coincide with the motion of the real Mercury offers a strong argument against a physical connection between the two phenomena.

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