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Jupiter is Changing its Stripes Right in Front of Our Eyes

06/29/2007 01:11AM

Jupiter is Changing its Stripes Right in Front of Our Eyes

Jupiter is undergoing dramatic atmospheric changes that have never been seen before with the Hubble Space Telescope. Jupiter's turbulent clouds are always changing as they encounter atmospheric disturbances while sweeping around the planet at hundreds of miles per hour. But the latests Hubble images reveal an unusual rapid transformation in the shape and color of Jupiter's clouds near the equator.


Comments:

  • dhahn365 [David Hahn]
  • 06/29/2007 06:33PM
I have been watching Jupiter as much as possible for the last month and a half and I am just amazed by how much of a difference I can see. That is funny that Hubble some how discovered this when we have seen it for months. 8)

  • mclemens [Mike Clemens]
  • 07/01/2007 09:08AM
look at those pictures... jupiter is the most gorgeous thing outside our planet