It says here that Jupiter is a "gas giant" so how could it have a gash on the surface? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_giant Gas giants are commonly described as lacking a solid surface, although a more accurate description is to say that they lack a clearly-defined surface. Although they have rocky or metallic cores - in fact, such a core is thought to be required for a gas giant to form - the majority of the mass of Jupiter and Saturn is hydrogen and helium. In the planet's upper layers, these elements are gaseous, as they are on Earth, but further down in the planet's interior, they become compressed into liquids or solids, which become denser toward the core. --- On Sun, 7/26/09, Neville Jones <njones@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Neville Jones <njones@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [geocentrism] Latest HST snap To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Received: Sunday, July 26, 2009, 6:04 AM http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090726/twl-hubble-telescope-captures-jupiter-da-41f21e0.html __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/