Jupiter Observation

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On August 5, 2011 NASA scientists launched into orbit a spacecraft called Juno. On July 4, 2016 NASA scientists got a signal that was broadcast by Juno which meant that it has made it to Jupiter. Juno's mission was to go to Jupiter and collect data. It took around 5 years for Juno to make it. Juno's project scientist Steven Levin was nervous about launching Juno because it was their only one.
Jupiter is the 5th planet from the Sun. That is why it took Juno so long to make it there. With the data Juno has collected we know 1 thousand Earths can fit in Jupiter. With the pictures taken of Jupiter we know that Jupiter has red, brown, and white clouds. We also know that Jupiter is mostly made of hydrogen and helium.
My scientific opinion is that

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