MWRbelt-zones (IMAGE)

University of Leicester

MWRbelt-zones

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Jupiter’s belts and zones observed in microwave light, compared to the colours of the cloud-tops (left), and the winds at the cloud tops (right). Two wavelengths of microwave light are shown, one sensing altitudes above the water cloud, and another sensing below the water clouds.

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NASA/JPL/SwRI/University of Leicester

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