In Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt, Scientists Spotted A Rare Wave (IMAGE)

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In Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt, Scientists Spotted A Rare Wave

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In Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt, scientists spotted a rare wave that had been seen there only once before. It is similar to a wave that sometimes occurs in Earth's atmosphere when cyclones are forming. This false-color close-up of Jupiter shows cyclones (arrows) and the wave (vertical lines).

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Credits: NASA/ESA/Goddard/UCBerkeley/JPL-Caltech/STScI

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