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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Updates Quarter-Century Jupiter Mystery

December 11, 2020
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In this animated GIF, the clouds on the periphery of some of Jupiter's polar cyclones rotate counterclockwise, while the core of the cyclones rotate clockwise

The spacecraft has been collecting data on the gas giant’s interior since July 2016. Some of its latest findings touch on “hot spots” in the planet’s atmosphere.

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Updates Quarter-Century Jupiter Mystery