Astro*Dictionary
by Michael Erlewine
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"Belts of Jupiter"
A varying number of dusky belt-like bands or zones encircling the planet Jupiter, parallel to its equator. It suggests the existence of an atmosphere, the clouds forced into a series of parallels through the rapidity of rotation, the dark body of the planet showing through relatively clear spaces between.
See also:
♦ Astronomy ♦ Jupiter
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