for the visible
surface of the atmosphere, to 9° F (-13° C) at lower cloud levels; localized regions reach
as high as 40° F (4° C) at still lower cloud levels near the equator. Jupiter radiates about
four times as much heat energy as it receives from the sun, suggesting an internal heat
source. This energy is thought to be due in part to a slow contraction of the planet. Jupiter
is also characterized by intense non-thermal radio emission; in the 15-m range it is the
Jupiter has a simple ring system that is composed of an inner halo, a main ring
and a Gossamer ring. To the Voyager spacecraft, the Gossamer ring appeared to be a
single ring, but Galileo imagery provided the unexpected discovery that Gossamer is
really two rings. One ring is embedded within the other. The rings are very tenuous and
are composed of dust particles kicked up as interplanetary meteoroids sma
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