The circulation pattern in and around the Great Red Spot on Jupiter is
A) clockwise between two sets of winds flowing in the same direction but with different speeds.
B) from west to east,rising and falling like air flowing over a mountain.
C) outward (away from Jupiter's center)inside the Great Red Spot and back down (into Jupiter's interior)outside it,like a convection cell.
D) counterclockwise between two sets of winds flowing in opposite directions.

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The Great Red Spot's circulation pattern is counterclockwise, situated between two sets of winds that flow in opposite directions. This massive storm system is a high-pressure region, and its rotation direction is characteristic of such systems in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter.

The Circulation Pattern in and Around the Great Red Spot