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The biggest gas giant, and the second biggest member of our solar system, Jupiter, lies some 768 million kilometres from coronavirus-besieged Earth — with its stormy, magnificent and everevolving atmosphere.
NASA's Juno spacecraft recently sent some images of Jupiter back to Earth, one of which shows a view of the enormous planet's churning northern region.
Juno captured the image on February 17, during a "close" swing by Jupiter — which means Juno was about 15,610 miles above the clouds seen in the photo.
Of particular interest amid the swirling clouds and spinning storms are the thin, hazy bands, which run from top to bottom in the image.
They are atmospheric particles floating above Jupiter's famous and boisterous clouds. "Scientists don't yet know exactly what these hazes are made of or how they form," writes NASA.
To view a full collection Juno's imagery of "the king of planets" click here.
(Source: Mashable/NASA)
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