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What’s Really Going On Inside Jupiter? New Models Offer Clues
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Universe Today
Jupiter’s atmosphere and clouds have mesmerized stargazers for centuries, as their multi-colored, swirling layers can easily be viewed from powerful telescopes on Earth.
However, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has upped the ante regarding our understanding of Jupiter’s atmospheric features, having revealed them in breathtaking detail.
Yet, despite its beauty and wonder, scientists are still puzzled about the processes occurring deep inside Jupiter’s atmosphere that result in these incredible features.
Through a series of computer models designed to simulate Jupiter’s interior mechanisms, the team primarily focused on exploring the oxygen content of Jupiter’s atmosphere.
This is when NASA plans to intentionally have Juno crash into Jupiter’s atmosphere to avoid contaminating the Galilean moons with Earth’s microbes.