Powerful stratospheric winds measured on Jupiter for the first time

27/05/2024 4 min Episodio 63
Powerful stratospheric winds measured on Jupiter for the first time

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Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of astronomers have directly measured winds in Jupiter's middle atmosphere for the first time. By analyzing the aftermath of a comet collision from the 1990s, the researchers have revealed incredibly powerful winds, with speeds of up to 1450 kilometers an hour, near Jupiter's poles. They could represent what the team has described as a "unique meteorological beast in our Solar System."