From the photographs taken “Hubble” in the far ultraviolet range, NASA astronomers have created two taymlaps video (video in slow motion), to demonstrate the movement of auroras on Jupiter – the biggest planet of the solar system.
The diameter of the areas on which there are auroras, the diameter of Earth.
The unusual glow in the vicinity of Jupiter’s poles were first recorded in 1979 with the help of a space probe Voyager 1. Then, in 1990 ies the telescope “Hubble” has done more high-quality images. The cause of the aurora long exactly has not been established. Unlike the Earth, which occur in periods of high solar activity, Jupiter’s aurorae are permanent, although their intensity varies from day to day. In addition, they are eight times brighter and hundreds of times more energetic than auroras on Earth.
According to NASA experts, auroras on Jupiter are the result of the collision of charged particles of the solar wind with the gas molecules, which transfer energy to them.
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