Scientists have made an unexpected statement about Jupiter

Jupiter can snow or hail.

The scientists were able to prove that the weather on Jupiter, at least something can be similar to the earth.

There may be snow or even hail.

The corresponding conclusion was made by American researchers who examined data obtained from spacecraft Juno.

Thanks to the images they were able to learn that the gas giant’s atmosphere are not only strong winds and storms, but also a vast white clouds, the width of which can reach hundreds of kilometers, drop to the planet huge shadow. When they rise to even greater heights, forming a substance begins to freeze and crumble down. Precipitation, however, on the biggest planet in the Solar system are composed of ammonia.

“On Jupiter is snowing, we can clearly see how it happens. Perhaps this is mostly frozen ammonia, but it can also be frozen substance. So it’s not the snow that we used to see on Earth. Perhaps there is rainfall and also hail,” — said the scientist.

Images that helped to make this discovery was received Juno is at an altitude of about 13 thousand kilometers, when the planet is at a maximum pivot relative to the Sun. The spacecraft flew 2.8 billion kilometers and 2016 came into orbit of a gas giant.

Its main task is the collection and transmission to Earth information on the structure, the magnetosphere and the atmosphere of this planet. Researchers want in particular to test the hypothesis about the presence of Jupiter’s solid core and sure to get a unique data that will help you much better understand the processes of formation of various celestial bodies not only in the Solar system, but also in the entire Universe.

Juno was designed specifically to work in a hostile environment of distant planets, because all its measuring devices protected by a 180 pound titanium shell. This will allow him to work a little longer, even if the radiation rises to a critical point. Scientists expect that he will be able to work more than two years after arriving to Jupiter.

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