Pentagonal Storms at Jupiter's South Pole (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Pentagonal Storms at Jupiter's South Pole

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Five massive storms form a pentagon around a storm at the center of Jupiter's south pole-the first look we've ever gotten at the gas giant's poles, and a scientific mystery.

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NASA/SWRI/JPL/ASI/INAF/IAPS

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