VISUAL ARCHIVE / IMAGE STORY
An Aurora Connected to Moons
Jupiter’s magnetic environment links auroral emissions with surrounding plasma and satellites.
Jupiter’s auroras are immense, persistent and electrically connected to its moons, making the Jovian system behave almost like one enormous electromagnetic machine.
THE OBSERVATION
What we can actually see.
Juno measures fields and particles while observing Jupiter’s polar regions. Interactions with moons, especially Io, contribute to currents and auroral structures within the broader Jovian magnetosphere.
THE ILLUSTRATION
What the artwork imagines.
The luminous circuits make a complex electromagnetic system look like a single machine. The lines are not glowing cables and their exact paths are not measured by this artwork.
FROM THE ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE
The story that inspired it.
The article follows Juno’s extended work across Jupiter, Europa, and Io after its original mission plan. Jupiter’s magnetic environment links auroral emissions with surrounding plasma and satellites.
Read The Spacecraft That Was Supposed to Die at Jupiter Is Still Sending Back SecretsCHECK THE RECORD
The image interprets the research below. Follow the original work for the measurements and limits behind the scene.
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