The planet Jupiter is seen in this image released by NASA, which is a composite of three colour images taken on November 18 by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii. The image shows a belt that had previously vanished in Jupiter's atmosphere, but that is now reappearing. "The reason Jupiter seemed to 'lose' this band is that the usual downwelling winds that are dry and keep the region clear of clouds died down," said Glenn Orton, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.

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