Does jupiter rotate clockwise or counterclockwise

a) Choose any still image and record the location of the GRS among zones/belts and its latitude in degrees (°):

b) Do the same for the location of the LRS among zones/belts and its latitude in degrees (°):

Go back to the movie sequence and observe the rotation of the GRS and LRS.

a) Is the GRS rotating clockwise or counterclockwise?

b) Is the LRS rotating clockwise or counterclockwise?

What do you think keeps the GRS spinning over such a long period of time? Explain.

Choose one of the later images between numbers 70 and 80. Since the Cassini space probe was approaching Jupiter while this sequence of images was taken, the later images are of better quality than the initial images. By comparing the longitude of the eastern edge of a feature to the longitude of the western edge, the sizes of the object can be found.

a) Find the diameter of the GRS in degrees longitude:

b) Find the diameter of the LRS in degrees longitude:

Jupiter's circumference is 4.5 x 105 km. This corresponds to a full 360° in longitude around the equator. Use this information to calculate the scale factor for converting degrees of longitude into kilometer (km). Find the number of km per degree.

Scale factor: _______________ km/°

Use this scale factor from above and your diameter measurement of the GRS/LRS in question 4 to convert their diameters to km:

a) Diameter of GRS: ______________ km. Show your work.

b) Diameter of LRS: ______________ km. Show your work.

If the Earth's diameter is 12,756 km, how many times larger or smaller are these features compared to Earth?

a) GRS: _________________. Show your work.

b) LRS: _________________. Show your work.