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Courtesy of Gerald Eichstädt /Seán Doran/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Three of the white oval storms known as the 'String of Pearls' are visible near the top of this enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s bands of clouds captured on May 19 by the Juno spacecraft. Each of the alternating light and dark atmospheric bands in this image is wider than Earth, and each rages around Jupiter at hundreds of miles per hour. The lighter areas are regions where gas is rising, and the darker bands are regions where gas is sinking.

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