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[EN VIDÉO] Jupiter unveiled by the Juno probe From its orbit around Jupiter, where it arrived in July 2016, the probe…
Jupiter, the Roman god of the sky and thunderthunder, is he angry? In any case, the JunoJuno probe observed a lightning flash on the homonymous planet, more precisely at the level of a vortex near the North Pole of the gas giantgas giant.
On Earth, lightning originates from cloudsclouds of water and most often occurs near the equator, while on JupiterJupiter, lightningthunderbolt probably also occurs in clouds containing ammonia-ammonia-water solution and may be seen most often near the poles. In the coming months, Juno’s orbits will repeatedly pass it close to the night side of the giant planetgiant planet, providing even more opportunities for the probe’s instruments to observe Jovian lightning.
Juno captured this view as it completed its 31st close flyby of Jupiter on December 30, 2020. In 2022, amateur scientist Kevin M. Gill processed the image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument. At the time the raw image was taken, the NasaNasa probe was regarding 32,000 kilometers above Jupiter’s cloud tops at regarding 78 degrees latitude as it approached the planet.
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