Jupiter’s magnetosphere and aurorae observed by the Juno spacecraft during its first polar orbits

• DOI: 10.1126/science.aam5928
• Publication Date: 2017-05-25T21:40:11Z
• Authors: J. E. P. Connerney; A. Adriani; F. Allegrini; F. Bagenal; S. J. Bolton; B. Bonfond; S. W. H. Cowley; J.-C. Gerard; G. R. Gladstone; D. Grodent; G. Hospodarsky; J. L. Jorgensen; W. S. Kurth; S. M. Levin; B. Mauk; D. J. McComas; A. Mura; C. Paranicas; E. J. Smith; R. M. Thorne; P. Valek; J. Waite
• Keywords: FOOTPRINT; Science & Technology; JOVIAN MAGNETOSPHERE; IMAGES; H-3(+); 01 natural sciences; Multidisciplinary Sciences; 13. Climate action; Science & Technology - Other Topics; IO FLUX TUBE; EMISSIONS; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

Juno swoops around giant Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet in our solar system. NASA's Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on 4 July 2016 and made its first close pass on 27 August 2016. Bolton et al. present results from Juno's flight just above the cloud tops, including images of weather in the polar regions and measurements of the magnetic and gravitational fields. Juno also used microwaves to peer below the visible surface, spotting gas welling up from the deep interior. Connerney et al. measured Jupiter's aurorae and plasma environment, both as Juno approached the planet and during its first close orbit.

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