Jupiter undergoing dramatic atmospheric changes
(Reuters) Updated: 2007-06-29 11:18
Massive Jupiter is undergoing dramatic atmospheric changes that
have never been seen before with the keen "eye" of NASA's Hubble Space
Telescope. Jupiter is changing its stripes, perhaps because its seasons are
changing, scientists reported on June 28, 2007. Between March 25 and June 5,
2007, Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 captured entire bands of clouds
changing color. The image at left shows a thin band of white clouds above
Jupiter's equator. The white color indicates clouds at higher altitudes in
Jupiter's atmosphere. In the image at right, the band's white hue has turned
brown, showing clouds deep within the planet's atmosphere. The whole band
appears to have merged with the one below it. [Reuters]
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