00:00we've long known that jupiter is a planet of storms and its most iconic one that red spot
00:08that's a signature of its topography has been observed as far back as 1665 or for more than
00:13350 years now according to new observations from the james webb space telescope one of its storms
00:19is also far more fierce than scientists could have ever predicted there is currently a jet
00:24stream circling the planet traveling at around 320 miles per hour for reference the highest
00:29sustained wind speeds for a hurricane on planet earth is 215 miles per hour and jupiter's storm
00:35is big the constant jet stream is 3 000 miles wide meaning nearly twice the width of the united
00:40states north to south at its widest point lead author on the study ricardo hueso says these
00:45findings were a total surprise adding what we have always seen as blurred hazes in jupiter's
00:50atmosphere now appear as crisp features that we can track along with the planet's fast rotation
00:54researchers used a specific band of ultraviolet light to decipher the storm's exact speed
00:59revealing particular atmospheric alterations due to the jet stream at different altitudes which they
01:04say is also providing more data about jupiter's atmospheric situation in general
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