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Powerful Stratospheric Winds Measured on Jupiter for the First Time

Jupiter is famous for its distinctive red and white bands — swirling clouds of moving gas that astronomers traditionally use to track winds in Jupiter’s lower atmosphere. Astronomers have also seen, near its poles, the vivid glowing known as aurorae, which appear to be associated with strong winds in the planet’s upper atmosphere. But until ...

Troy Oakes

Stratospheric winds at Jupiter's poles.