Ammonia Clouds on Jupiter

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In this movie, put together from false-color images taken by the New Horizons Ralph instrument as the spacecraft flew past Jupiter in early 2007, show ammonia clouds (appearing as bright blue areas) as they form and disperse over five successive Jupiter “days.” Scientists noted how the larger cloud travels along with a small, local deep hole.

Release Date: October 9, 2007

Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center