(urth) SPOILER (Was: Re: Bit of Wolfe news)

[brunians at brunians.org]

Yes, Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been widely known since shortly after
the invention of the telescope.



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> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 12:11 PM,  <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Oct 10, 2008, at 10:24 AM, aaron wrote:
>
>>
>> The play Cassie is in at the beginning of the book is called "The Red
>> Spot" and two of the other characters in the play are talking about
>> taking
>> their vacation in the moons of Jupiter, which is presented as a risky
>> kind
>> of a thing to do.
>>
>
>
> "The Red Spot," huh? I thought that might be another sf reference, but
> apparently it's actually a real thing -
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_red_spot#Great_Red_Spot
>
> -Matt
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