Jupiter's Swirling Clouds, Northern Hemisphere
A section of Jupiter's northern hemisphere is seen in this view from NASA's Juno mission on May 23, 2018 as the spacecraft performed its 13th close flyby of the planet. At the time, Juno was about 9,600 miles (15,500 kilometers) from the planet's cloud tops, above a northern latitude of 56 degrees. The region seen here reveals swirling cloud formations. In general, the darker cloud material is deeper in Jupiter's atmosphere, while bright cloud material is high. The bright clouds are most likely ammonia or ammonia and water, mixed with a sprinkling of unknown chemical ingredients.
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