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Originally Posted by mkirkpatrick Which way would they spin if there was no hemisphere! |
It is observed that the rotational speeds of the Sun are faster in both hemispheres than at its equator. The lingering sunspots seem to possess a cycle that is related to the uneven spinning.
For the planet Jupiter, the cyclone known as the Red Spot perpetually exist and no one knows how it keeps spinning without moving from place to place.
There are many astronomical anomalies such the rings of Saturn which is thought to be formed by gravitational sling-shot than by the vortex of each individual particle in the rings.