‘Shallow Lightning’ on Jupiter (NASA Visualization, ft. Music by Vangelis)

This animation takes the rider on a simulated journey into one of Jupiter’s exotic high-altitude electrical storms. 

Navigating through Jupiter’s violent, towering thunderstorms, we dodge the spray of ammonia-water rain and shallow lightning flashes. 

At these altitudes, which are too cold for pure liquid water to exist, ammonia gas acts like an antifreeze: It melts the water-ice crystals flung up to these heights by Jupiter’s powerful storms, creating unexpected ammonia-water clouds that can electrify the sky.