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Old 05-January-2007, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ArgoNavis View Post
Jupiters colours are explained rather concisely here:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960803.html
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Some suggest that more colorful hydrogen compounds well up from warmer regions in the atmosphere, tinting the cloud tops. Alternatively, compounds of trace elements like sulfur may color the clouds.
I would agree that it is concise, but it doesn't really say what causes the colors.
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