Stardropfairy - He/they

New results from our Juno mission suggest the planet is home to “shallow lightning.” An unexpected form of electrical discharge, shallow lightning comes from a unique ammonia-water solution. ⁣

⁣It was previously thought that lightning on Jupiter was similar to Earth, forming only in thunderstorms where water exists in all its phases – ice, liquid, and gas. But flashes observed at altitudes too cold for pure liquid water to exist told a different story. This illustration uses data obtained by the mission to show what these high-altitude electrical storms look like. ⁣

Understanding the inner workings of Jupiter allows us to develop theories about atmospheres on other planets and exoplanets! ⁣

Illustration Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Heidi N. Becker/Koji Kuramura⁣

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Random PNGs, part 118. 

(1. Japanese iron owl lantern, 2. Snail from medieval illustration (?), 3. ‘Prepared bee to follow me’ silver medal, 4. Ancient Egyptian mirror, 5. The Unicorn Princess by Armand Point 1899, 6. The Fool tarot card, 7. Celtic “Dancins Manikin” coin, 8. 1800s Kindjal dagger, 9. Snail and rabbit from medieval illustration (?))

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Godflesh - Songs of Love and Hate (cassette insert)

Comet Panstarrs – Seen from Queenstown, New Zealand (March 2, 2013)

Credit – Minoru Yoneto

Green Love Letter by Masa-San, Fujino, Kanagawa, Japan

cemetery flowers after the ice storm