Yadgar wrote:
> 
> It must be a very massive "superjovian" which has, due to gravity
> compression,
> its own internal heat source, producing surface patterns by convection
> which
> look similar to the granulation on the Sun's surface! Also, such a massive
> gas giant
> should glow faintly from its own inner heat, and this glow would be visible
> on the night side

Interesting. :)

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