00:03We've long known that Jupiter is a planet of storms, and its most iconic one, that red spot that's a
00:08signature of its topography, has been observed as far back as 1665, or for more than 350 years.
00:15Now, according to new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, one of its storms is also far more fierce
00:20than scientists could have ever predicted.
00:22There is currently a jet stream 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 is big.
00:36The constant jet stream is 3,000 miles wide, meaning nearly twice the width of the United States north to
00:41south at its widest point.
00:42Lead author on the study, Ricardo Hueso, says, these findings were a total surprise, adding,
00:47What we have always seen as blurred hazes in Jupiter's atmosphere now appear as crisp features that we can track
00:52along with the planet's fast rotation.
00:54Researchers used a specific band of ultraviolet light to decipher the storm's exact speed, revealing particular atmospheric alterations due to
01:01the jet stream at different altitudes,
01:03which they say is also providing more data about Jupiter's atmospheric situation in general.
01:13This is called the wave of helium space, which means that when the universe is no longer a full-time
01:15space with sunnets, which is very clear.
01:15We are going to be able to make the delta of the radar and the wave of the equatorial arc.
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