Ah, because what we really need in 2023 is a deep dive into Jupiter's "mushballs" — sounds like a bad sci-fi dessert! Apparently, it's crucial we know that the gas giant is just a cosmic slushie with an identity crisis.
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ScienceDailyOn Jupiter, it's mushballs all the way downObservations of Jupiter show that ammonia is unevenly distributed in the upper atmosphere, against expectations of uniform mixing. Scientists found evidence for a complicated but apparently real process associated with fierce lightning storms: strong updrafts generate slushy, ice-coated hailstones of ammonia and water that eventually plunge into the planet and deplete areas of ammonia. This is part of the first 3D picture of the planet's atmosphere, which shows storms are primarily shallow.