RATTLING JET STREAM ON JUPITER

  • Released Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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New movies of Jupiter are the first to catch an invisible wave shaking up one of the giant planet's jet streams, an interaction that also takes place in Earth's atmosphere and influences the weather.

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Movie of the chevrons (dark v-shaped clouds) in Jupiter's south equatorial region, created from still images taken by the Cassini spacecraft in late 2000. The north-south meanderings of the chevrons reveal the presence of large-scale Rossby waves in Jupiter's jet streams.

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  • Cassini/Jupiter imagery [Cassini: Imaging Science Subsystem]

    ID: 645
    Type: Mosaic Sensor: Imaging Science Subsystem Collected by: Cassini Imagery/Central Laboratory for OPerations Dates used: October 2000 - December 2000

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