Jupiter's Aurora
This ultraviolet images shows how the auroral emissions change in brightness and structure as Jupiter rotates.
It also reveals how the magnetic field is offset from Jupiter's spin axis by 10 to 15 degrees.
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About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | opo9632b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 October 1996, 22:00 |
| Size: | 452 x 433 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Jupiter |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant • Solar System : Planet : Feature : Atmosphere : Aurora |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
479 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
