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How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths

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Sejal, age 7 , asks: Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface even though it doesn’t have one? Much about Jupiter remains a mystery, even as NASA ’s robotic probe Juno begins its ninth year orbiting this strange planet.

Some places on Jupiter have winds of more than 400 mph ( about 640 kilometers per hour ), about three times faster than a Category 5 hurricane on Earth .

Scientists won’t know for a while because of Jupiter ’s distance from Earth , the probe will arrive until April 2030 .

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