Ferrel-Like Cells at Jupiter

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Caption:

This animation depicts Jupiter's atmospheric circulation cells (airflow circulation cells that flow in the north-south, up-down plane) beneath the clouds. The Ferrel-like circulation cells governing the midlatitudes (blue) are uniform in the zonal direction. The white arrows in the east-west direction (the current view is from east looking west), each bisecting a cell, represent the alternating jet streams. The atmospheric circulation pattern sheds light on the unseen flow structure beneath Jupiter's clouds and greatly impacts our understanding of the Jovian atmosphere.

Background Info:

More information about Juno is at https://www.nasa.gov/juno and https://missionjuno.swri.edu .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name	Value	Additional Values
Target	Jupiter
System	Jupiter
Target Type	Planet
Mission	Juno
Instrument Host	Juno
Host Type	Orbiter
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords	Atmosphere, Impact
Acquisition Date
Release Date	2022-01-20
Date in Caption
Image Credit	NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI
Source	photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25086
Identifier	PIA25086