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Originally Posted by Oberon
I love that quote from Sagan about the little blue dot. It says it all for me, that in the grand scale of the universe, we are but tiny specks. Which at the same time makes our mere existence a marvel in that we have beaten the odds to get this far.
In answer to the trivia question, I believe the red spot is the size of two to three Earths. The scale is mind boggling.
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You are correct sir! According to this site, 3 earths is the number. It also says that if we combined all the planets( in our system) into one, except for Jupiter, Jupiter would still be bigger!
Great site here about Jupiter-
http://www.giantworlds.org/meetthegiants/jupiter.php