"NASA's Webb Telescope Discovers Powerful Jet Stream on Jupiter"

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"NASA's Webb Telescope Discovers Powerful Jet Stream on Jupiter"
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The Webb Space Telescope has detected a high-speed jet shooting across the equator of Jupiter, traveling at about 320 miles per hour and located in Jupiter's lower stratosphere. This discovery suggests that Jupiter's atmosphere may be more dynamic than previously thought. The jet was tracked using visible wind shears in the image taken by Webb's Near-Infrared Camera. The finding indicates that Jupiter's atmospheric circulation around its equator is more similar to Saturn than previously known. Future missions, such as the ESA's JUICE and NASA's Europa Clipper, will provide more detailed observations of Jupiter and its moons.

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