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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2025 March 9   
      The image shows the north pole of Jupiter in red (infrared) light. Many   
      cyclonic swirls surround the pole. Please see the explanation for more   
                               detailed information.   
      
                         Cyclones at Jupiter's North Pole   
              Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SwRI, ASI, INAF, JIRAM   
      
      Explanation: Why are there so many cyclones around the north pole of   
      Jupiter? The topic is still being researched. NASA's robotic Juno   
      mission orbiting Jupiter took data in 2018 that was used to construct   
      this stunning view of the curious cyclones at Jupiter's north pole.   
      Measuring the thermal emission from Jovian cloud tops, the infrared   
      observations are not restricted to the hemisphere illuminated by   
      sunlight. They reveal eight cyclonic features that surround a cyclone   
      about 4,000 kilometers in diameter, just offset from the giant planet's   
      geographic north pole. Similar data show a cyclone at the Jovian south   
      pole with five circumpolar cyclones. The south pole cyclones are   
      slightly larger than their northern cousins. Oddly, data from the once   
      Saturn-orbiting Cassini mission has shown that Saturn's north and south   
      poles each have only a single cyclonic storm system.   
      
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