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Scientists issue a forecast for Jupiter: Lightning with a chance of mushballs – Salon
Data from the Juno spacecraft reveals the alien meteorology of the biggest planet in the solar system
Today’s weather on Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, is predicted to be unpleasant: Mushballs with a side of shallow lightning.
In a paper published last week in the journal Nature, and two more in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, scientists share new insights on Jupiter’s weather phenomena based on observations made with NASA’s Juno spacecraft currently orbiting the planet. The analyses suggest a forecast that is distinctly alien by Earth standards, as powerful lightni…
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