The newly discovered, 320 mile-per-hour jet disturbs layers of the gas giant’s atmosphere.
In July 2022, the Webb Space Telescope detected an intense jet shooting across the equator of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. The jet is traveling at about 320 miles per hour and is about 25 miles in altitude, corresponding to Jupiter’s lower stratosphere. Astronomers knew east-west jets existed in the gas giant’s atmosphere, but analysis of the newly spotted fast-moving jet suggested that Jupiter’s gassy insides may be more dynamic than previously thought.
’s Juno spacecraft is already in Jupiter’s system, where it has been imaging the planet and its satellites for years, but the space agency will launch its Europa Clipper mission to specifically investigate that icy moon in 2024. The Europa Clipper won’t get to Jupiter’s system until 2030, and JUICE will arrive in 2031, so until then we’ll have to be happy with Webb’s admittedly awesome shots from afar.
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