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  • NASA’s spacecraft photographs Jupiter’s green glowing dot

    NASA’s spacecraft photographs Jupiter’s green glowing dot

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    Riya Sharma
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    A sparkling green dot can be seen on Jupiter’s north pole in a picture obtained by NASA’s JunoCam spacecraft. According to NASA, the luminous object is a lightning bolt. As per NASA, clouds holding an ammonia-water mix commonly produce lightning around Jupiter’s poles, in contrast to water clouds around the equator that frequently produce lighting…