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The atmospheric activity in the equatorial region of Jupiter, approximately in the zone between the zenocentric latitude ±12° has been studied during the period 1963-1967 by computing the photometric coefficient of activity.
A north-south asymmetry has been found. Different periodicities of the activity for zones of different latitudes are found.
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Xanthakis, J., Petropoulos, B., Banos, C. et al. Periodicities and asymmetry of the jovian activity in the equatorial region. Astrophys Space Sci 232, 263–292 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00658299
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