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EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2009 Ganymede's magnetosphere makes big impression on Jupiter's auroral lightshows Images and animations of Jupiter's aurorae:
Still from movie showing the northern auroral region of Jupiter. Actual duration of sequence ~30 minutes. The bulk of the aurora rotates with the planet. Credit: Grodent/Hubble Space Telescope Team. Animation available on request from This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it HST Program GO-10140; PI: Denis Grodent (ESA Univeristy of Liege). Filter F125LP, exposure time 110 sec, date: 25 April 2005
HST/ACS FUV image of auroral region in Jupiter’s Northern hemisphere, showing Io and Ganymede auroral footprints. Credit: Grodent/Hubble Space Telescope Team
Higher resolution annotated version
HST/ACS FUV image of auroral region in Jupiter’s Southern hemisphere, showing Io and Ganymede auroral footprints. The moon in the background is Callisto. Credit: Grodent/Hubble Space Telescope Team |
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