Jupiter's magnetic fields may stop its wind bands from going deep into the gas giant
- Written by Navid Constantinou, Research fellow and researcher in climate and fluid physics, Australian National University
The colorful cloud belts dominate Jupiter’s southern hemisphere in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. GillOne of the most striking features of Jupiter – a gaseous giant with no solid surface – is the coloured bands that encircle the planet.
These bands are so large and distinct...