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NASA’s Juno mission peeks beneath Jupiter’s clouds and Io’s volcanoes

  • NASA's Juno spacecraft has unveiled exciting discoveries from Jupiter and its moon, Io, revealing insights into the planets' atmospheres and surfaces.
  • Juno's data shows Jupiter's powerful jet stream near the north pole and massive cyclones that move like bouncing springs, interacting with each other.
  • The spacecraft found Jupiter's north polar region to be colder than surrounding areas, surrounded by high-speed winds over 100 miles per hour.
  • Juno also studied Io and found evidence of still-warm lava beneath its surface, with about 10% of Io’s surface having cooling lava just under the crust.

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