What's beneath the clouds?
Science News: First peek under clouds reveals Jupiter’s surprising depths
Juno's data, and the analysis of it, indicates the colors and stripes we see on Jupiter extend at least 350-400 kilometers below the clouds. Added to that mystery is the fact that Juno measured the radio waves emanating from Jupiter, waves that ranged in frequency depending upon the depth of origin. What does it mean? Who knows? But it does lead up to some interesting questions.
Why are the frequencies different depending on the depth?
What's producing the colors and stripes that would maintain that degree of division across distances so vast?
What's really going on inside Jupiter?
Questions that this science fiction author's mind are eating up right now as I formulate all kinds of fun, freaky explanations for what we see. Story ideas are in abundance with news like this.
Juno's data, and the analysis of it, indicates the colors and stripes we see on Jupiter extend at least 350-400 kilometers below the clouds. Added to that mystery is the fact that Juno measured the radio waves emanating from Jupiter, waves that ranged in frequency depending upon the depth of origin. What does it mean? Who knows? But it does lead up to some interesting questions.
Why are the frequencies different depending on the depth?
What's producing the colors and stripes that would maintain that degree of division across distances so vast?
What's really going on inside Jupiter?
Questions that this science fiction author's mind are eating up right now as I formulate all kinds of fun, freaky explanations for what we see. Story ideas are in abundance with news like this.
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