September 15, 2022
Jupiter is the largest of the gas giant planets and is covered in swirling clouds of hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammonia. These clouds are constantly moving and changing, creating large hurricane like storms. Similar flow patterns can be found on Earth by looking at our oceans and seas.
To read more about the fluid dynamics affecting both Earth and Jupiter, visit: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/jupiter-earth-swirls-compare-photo/
The image on the left shows a phytoplankton bloom in the Baltic Sea in April 2019. The image on the right show clouds in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Image credit (left): NASA OBPG OB.DAAC/GSFC/Aqua/MODIS/Gerald Eichstädt, (right): NASA/JPL/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt
