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Water on Jupiter

5 September 2018
Astronomy

Water water everywhere – not a drop to drink. Water on the moon, on Mars, and now on Jupiter – see https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/08/31/nasa-indications-of-water-on-jupi… … which appears to substantiate theory and modelling. The Juno mission is turning up all sorts of odd findings from a magnetic pole located nears its equator (dubbed the great blue spot) and now signs of water on what is the biggest planet in the solar system. The chemical signature of water has been detected below the clouds swirling around the Great Red Spot, a zone of perpetual storm activity. Computer simulation models predicted clouds and water on Jupiter made from oxygen tied up with molecular hydrogen.

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