Astronomers Find a Planet Like Jupiter, but It Doesn’t Have any Clouds

Astronomers Find a Planet Like Jupiter, but It Doesn’t Have any Clouds
By Evan Gough

Can you picture Jupiter without any observable clouds or haze? It isn’t easy since Jupiter’s latitudinal cloud bands and its Great Red Spot are iconic visual features in our Solar System. Those features are caused by upswelling and descending gas, mostly ammonia. After Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s cloud forms are probably the most recognizable feature in …

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January 28, 2021 at 01:56AM
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