Polar storms hint at Jupiter and Saturn’s hidden interiors

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Polar storms hint at Jupiter and Saturn’s hidden interiors
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New simulations link Jupiter’s multi-vortex polar pattern with Saturn’s single hexagonal vortex to how soft or dense the gas is at the bottom of each vortex, suggesting surface weather patterns could reveal the giants’ deep interior compositions.

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