Why is this important? Why should we care?
Why not? Advancing our knowledge is important to our future. Perhaps what is happening there could have some meaning for something similar here.
Several strong jet streams flow west to east in Jupiter's atmosphere, which are similar to Earth's jet streams.
However, unlike on Earth where the jet streams meander across the surface, Jupiter's jet streams are more even and straight.
There are also no continents and mountains below Jupiter's atmosphere to obstruct the path of the jet streams.
As a result, the jet streams on Jupiter are much simpler than those on Earth, causing less turbulence in the upper atmosphere.
Clouds of ammonia at Jupiter's outer atmosphere are carried along by these jet streams to form Jupiter's regimented coloured bands.
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