Published:
March 28, 2011
 Jupiter’s striped atmosphere results from the interaction of different chemicals and varying wind patterns. NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Clouds and gases flowing in Jupiter’s atmosphere (and those of the other giant planets as well) create the banded patterns.
Most of Jupiter’s atmosphere is hydrogen and the visible clouds are thought to be ammonia, but there are traces of other chemical compounds.
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