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Topic: Transient Luminous Events

This illustration shows the lightning phenomenon known as a sprite and what a sprite could look like in Jupiter's atmosphere. Named after a mischievous, quick-witted character in English folklore, sprites last for only a few milliseconds. They feature a central blob of light with long tendrils of light extending down toward the ground and upward. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI)

Sprites haunt Jupiter’s atmosphere

Nicole Karlis