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Physics News Update
Number 6 (Story #5), October 25, 1990 by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein

SATURN'S LARGE WHITE SPOT ,an object (perhaps a giant storm) about 20,000 km across has reappeared after 30 years. Past observations show that the spot returns every 27 to 30 years. (New Scientist, October 20, 1990.)