40-year study explains the mysterious happenings in Jupiter's atmosphere
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Scientists have found "unexpected" weather patterns on Jupiter after monitoring its atmosphere with spacecraft and ground-based telescopes for four decades. The giant planet has a 3-degree tilt, which means that there is hardly any change in the amount of sunlight it receives throughout the year, but researchers have discovered that the planet undergoes periodic temperature cycles.
