1. Thought Jovian planets have solid surfaces or are terrestrial
2. Thought Jovian planets are frozen
3. Thought Jovian planets do not have solid cores
4. Thought Jovian planets are entirely gaseous
5. Thought Jovian planets have low pressure (like Earth's) atmospheres
6. Thought Jovian planets rotate rigidly
7. Thought Jovian planets have higher densities than they actually have
8. Thought Jovian planets are just giant planets with terrestrial compositions
9. Thought Jovian planets are composed primarily of helium
10. Thought Jovian planets are denser than terrestrial planets
11. Thought Jovian planets are composed only of Hydrogen and Helium
12. Thought Jovian planets are entirely liquid
1. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is an impact feature
2. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is "some kind of" surface feature
3. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is an ocean on an other wise solid surface
4. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is a volcano erupting
5. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is much smaller than it actually is
6. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is an optical illusion
7. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is a desert
8. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is a fire or burning
9. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is mythical
10. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is composed of rust or iron
11. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is caused by magnetic fields
12. Thought Jupiter is the only planet with a "spot"
13. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is a mountain
14. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is a tornado
15. Thought Jupiter's great red spot does not move
16. Thought Jupiter's great red spot is a concentration of gas
17. Thought the great red spot is on Mars
18. Thought the great red spot is just a cloud formation
19. Thought the great red spot is liquid
1. Thought Jupiter is the only planet with more than one moon
2. Thought Jupiter had the most moons
3. Thought Jupiter is less massive than it actually is
4. Thought Jupiter is almost large enough to be a star - a la 2010
5. Thought Jupiter is larger than it actually is
6. Thought only Jupiter has rings
7. Thought Jupiter has only one ring
8. Thought Jupiter is the hottest planet because it is red
9. Thought Jupiter's color comes from volcanic activity
10. Thought Jupiter was solid
11. Thought Jupiter's features are from solid surface structure
12. Thought Jupiter's clouds rotate rigidly
13. Thought Jupiter has fewer moons than it does
14. Thought Jupiter has no rings
15. Thought Jupiter is cold because it is far from the Sun
16. Thought Jupiter's bands are due to climate
17. Thought Jupiter contains most of the mass in the Universe
18. Thought Jupiter is larger than the Sun
19. Thought only Jupiter has moons
20. Thought Jupiter has a solid surface
21. Thought Jupiter rotates more slowly than the Earth
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