Does anyone know whether it is expected to last for the centuries that the
original Great Red Spot has?

"Nick" wrote in message
...
"March 3, 2006: Backyard astronomers, grab your telescopes. Jupiter is
growing a new
red spot.

Christopher Go of the Philippines photographed it on February 27th using
an 11-inch
telescope and a CCD camera:"

More and photos at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/02mar_redjr.htm
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