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THE POLYGONAL PATTERNS OF POLAR CYCLONES ON JUPITER ARE A MAJOR JUNO DISCOVERY. WITH ITS HIGHLY INCLINED ORBIT JUNO PROVIDES THE ONLY VANTAGE POINT FROM WHICH TO OBSERVE THESE DYNAMICAL PHENOMENA. STUDYING POLYGONAL ARRAYS OF VORTICES HAS A LONG HISTORY GOING BACK TO LORD KELVIN IN THE 19TH CENTURY BUT THOSE WERE LABORATORY STUDIES. NOW WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF THESE PHENOMENA IN NATURE WITH THE COMPLICATIONS OF GRAVITY AND ROTATION. NEW FRONTIERS IS THE RELEVANT PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THE ESSENTIAL DATA PROVIDED BY JUNO. BUT THE QUESTIONS OF VORTEX BEHAVIOR IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES IS MORE GENERAL AND EXTENDS TO THE GREAT RED SPOT AND ITS SMALLER COUSINS WHICH IS WHY WE PROPOSE TO ANALYZE UNUSED VOYAGER DATA AS PART OF THIS STUDY.

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