Shallow lightning, clouds of ammonia and water, and a hail of “mushballs” – my instruments are revealing more about Jupiter’s stormy interior: https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/news/shallow-lighting-and-mushballs-reveal-ammonia
The first image is an illustration, based on actual data my instruments obtained, that depicts high-altitude electrical storms on Jupiter. Full caption at https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/news/shallow-lighting-and-mushballs-reveal-ammonia Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt
The second image comes from my JunoCam instrument, with small bright "pop-up" clouds that rise above the surrounding features, thought to be the tops of violent thunderstorms. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill © CC BY
The third is a graphic that depicts the evolutionary process of "shallow lightning" and "mushballs" on Jupiter. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/CNRS
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