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Scientists discover new auroral rings on Jupiter originating at edge of magnetosphere
SwRI scientists discover a new auroral feature on Jupiter as UVS images faint auroral rings that likely originate at edge of gas giant s magnetosphere
NASA Releases Photos of Jupiters Mysterious Great Red Spot
The SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) orbiting Jupiter aboard NASA s Juno spacecraft has detected new faint aurora features with ring-like emissions rapidly expanding over time. Scientists believe that charged particles coming from the edge of Jupiter s massive magnetosphere triggered these auroral emissions.
Just the way Earth, Jupiter too has magnetic fields that provide protection from the solar wind. The stronger the magnetic field, the larger the magnetosphere. Jupiter s magnetic field is 20,000 times stronger than Earth. Jupiter s magnetosphere is so large that it begins to deflect the solar wind 2-4 million miles before it reaches Jupiter.