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NASA captures rare moment Jupiter is struck by GREEN lightning bolt (www.dailymail.co.uk)
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NASA's Juno spacecraft, which has been probing Jupiter since 2016, captured the moment lightning crackled in the gas giant's stormy atmosphere at its north pole.

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[–] aprilfollies@feddit.online 4 points 1 year ago

The initial NASA press release for more information and a higher resolution image: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/nasa-s-juno-mission-captures-lightning-on-jupiter