Peering through Jupiter’s clouds with radio spectral imaging

Abstract

A radio view into Jupiter's atmosphere Jupiter's atmosphere is a complex system of belts, layers, storms, and cloud systems. de Pater et al. used Earth-bound radio observations to peer beneath its surface. Previous radio studies have been limited to average properties at each latitude, but the new observations allow a full two-dimensional view. This can be related to features (such as storms) seen in visible or infrared images. The results aid our understanding of gas giant atmospheres and will provide important context for the Juno spacecraft that arrives at Jupiter in July 2016. Science , this issue p. 1198