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This enhanced-color image from #NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures the striking cloud bands of #Jupiter’s southern latitudes. Jupiter is not only the largest planet in the solar system, it also rotates at the fastest rate, completing a full day in just 10 hours. This rapid spinning creates strong jet streams, separating Jupiter’s clouds into bright zones and dark belts that wrap around the planet. Caption + Image credit: Image data: nasa/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS #science #planets #space #clouds #spacesaturday💫

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