A previous expedition was launched to visit Jupiter in the 1990s, and so far, the data has been a puzzle to scientists ever since. The amount of water on Jupiter has become a fascination of scientists for a long time. Later on, in 2016, NASA's Juno was able to find data by eight flyby missions to find out how much water is in Jupiter's atmosphere.
The water talked about in this mission is not always in liquid form
To clarify any confusion, the water on Jupiter being researched has not always been in liquid form but rather has been a combination of both hydrogen and oxygen. According to scientists, if they find out more about this gas giant's past, they will be able to connect the dots about a lot of things. Being the biggest of all the planets, it is most likely that this was the first planet to be formed right after the sun.
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According to a few theories out there, Jupiter received a giant bulk of gas and dust from the leftovers of our star. Aside from how much water is in Jupiter, scientists find importance in finding out the moisture, weather patterns, and even lightning as well to be necessary data for further research about this planet.
The data has shown a few interesting facts about Jupiter
There have been three identified types of cloud layers detected by thermodynamic calculations. The first would be ammonia clouds, the second is hydrosulfide ice clouds, and the last but not the least is a special type of cloud composed of water-based ice and droplets. According to the 1995 Galileo, water makes up 0.25% of all of Jupiter's atmosphere's molecules found in the equator.
Juno is prepared for this expedition
What makes Juno fascinating is that there is a Microwave Radiometer on board with six antennae that are responsible for gathering temperature data and different depths. According to NASA, microwave technology can be really instrumental as it helps detect water absorption in various wavelengths.
New data has shown the mistakes of the old data
The amount of water on Jupiter's equator was highly miscalculated because of the difference in technology between the Juno and Galileo. The correctional data showed that the equatorial region is unique. Juno was able to collect data from 93 miles within the atmosphere, which is something that the previous Galileo was not able to do.
NASA finds a black spot that stretches for 2,200 miles
NASA's Juno was able to find an interesting black spot that apparently stretches for 2,200 miles. For now, scientists are still in awe of these black spots, and questions as to how these originated have not yet been answered but scientists hope for a positive and prosperous future. NASA's Juno showed how many correctional data should be valued for us to properly understand the wonders of the universe that works around us.
