Jupiter's Atmosphere Fingerprinted by Storms

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Major storms on Jupiter can leave a fingerprint in the planet's atmosphere

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A huge storm on Jupiter broke out in December of 2016 , just south of the planet's equator and about 60 degrees east of the famous Great Red Spot .

Scientists simulated the inner workings of Jupiter 's atmosphere, which revealed that the massive storm had stirred up the atmosphere dozens of miles below even the lowest-hanging cloud decks.

The scientists published their work on March 28 in the journal Science Advances .

They found patches of ammonia fell as mush balls from storms raging dozens of miles above.

The scientists say the ammonia will stay buried down there until the next big storm dredges it up.

And mush balls could fall much faster than raindrops, so they'd make it much farther before succumbing to evaporation.

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