Juno Discovers Jupiter's Layered Winds

NASA's Juno mission has provided new insights into the internal structure of Jupiter by revealing that the planet's atmospheric winds penetrate in cylindrical layers parallel to its spin axis. Gravity data collected by Juno indicates that the planet's powerful east-west zonal flows extend inward in a cylindrical manner, settling a long-standing debate about the structure of Jupiter's deep atmospheric winds. The findings, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, enhance our understanding of Jupiter's internal dynamics and could also provide valuable insights into the atmospheres of other giant planets.