Juno seeks to catch lightning live on Jupiter
in this view from a vortex near Jupiter's north poleNASA's Juno mission demonstrated the afterglow of lightning. On Earth, lightning strikes originate from water clouds and occur most often near the equatorwhile on Jupiter lightning is likely to also occur in clouds containing a solution of ammonia and water, and can be seen more frequently near the poles. Related news In the coming months, Juno's orbits will repeatedly carry it near jupiter as the spacecraft passes over the night side of the giant planet, providing even more opportunities for the instrument suite to Juno scientists catch lightning in the actreports…
