Posted on 03/12/2018 1:17:36 AM PDT by Swordmaker
Jupiter is a big, complex, chaotic planet. It has long been known as the most dominant feature in our sun’s orbit, but it wasn’t until last May that the planet’s internal features began to be revealed. During a few close passes, NASA’s $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft collected data on the gas giant that revealed cyclones the size of Earth and a surprisingly strong magnetic field.
Now, data collected by Juno have uncovered more never-before-seen features on its north and south poles. In a study published this week in the journal Nature, a team of scientists report bizarre geometric storms surrounding a single massive cyclone on each of the planet’s poles. The storms measure seven thousands miles across and reach wind speeds nearing 220 miles per hour, which would classify them as Category 5 hurricane here on Earth.
(Excerpt) Read more at digitaltrends.com ...
“...in our sun’s orbit”? What is this, a Flat Earth publication?
(Yes, I do work for the language police.)
Uh, yeah. I was wondering about that myself. I mean...are these storms square? Or triangular?
'Geomagnetic' perhaps?
LOL!
A top physicist recently said aliens who ventured here would find us as mere wood moles.
cnn will report earths climate change affects other planets due to trump policies.
That would play havoc with my AM radio!
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