The brown ovals that are seen in Jupiter's atmosphere appear bright in an image taken in infrared radiation.Why is this?
A) The ovals are moving toward us,and the Doppler blueshift makes them appear brighter.
B) The ovals are moving away from us,and the Doppler redshift makes them appear brighter.
C) The ovals are high up in the Jovian atmosphere.
D) The ovals are deep within the Jovian atmosphere.

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The brown ovals in Jupiter's atmosphere are likely caused by upwellings of gas, similar to storm systems on Earth. These upwellings are deep within the Jovian atmosphere, where temperatures are warm enough for this gas to be visible in infrared radiation.

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