Spectacular aurora on Jupiter – Interia

Today, July 2 (6:00)

Hubble Space Telescope captured the northern pole of Jupiter majestic aurora … about the size of Earth!

Aurora over the north pole of Jupiter – higher than Earth

/ NASA

Jupiter everything is bigger – the auroras. These occur on the largest planet of the solar system are formed by molecules of X-rays. read more
                     

In a few Juno probe will end its five-year journey and reach to Jupiter to study its atmosphere. In preparation for this important date, NASA directs all of your devices on this gas giant. Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope accidentally caught an unusual aurora over the north pole of Jupiter.

– These auroras are one of the most dramatic and active auroras, which I was able to observe. It looks as if Jupiter did fireworks specially for the arrival of the probe Juno – said Jonathan Nichols of the University of Leicester.

Auroras on Jupiter are not only much larger than the Earth, but also hundreds of times more energetic. What’s more, the auroras on Jupiter never disappear. This is a consequence of the strong magnetic field of Jupiter, which captures all the charged particles from their environment (including those issued by the moons).

Thanks to the mission of the probe Juno, another planet of the Solar System repeal before us the veil of secrecy.

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