Jupiter: scientists spot pentagon pattern of cyclones
Thanks to its unique orbit, NASA’s Juno mission has now revealed some of Jupiter’s best-kept secrets.
The results, published in four papers in Nature, show that the planet has surprising “polygonal” shapes of cyclones at its poles – including a pentagon at the south pole – and that its banded structure persists to depths of 3,000km.
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