Space / 2021-03-16
Aurorae on Jupiter and Earth
NASA's image library records Aurorae on Jupiter and Earth.
This illustration depicts ultraviolet polar aurorae on Jupiter and Earth. While the diameter of the Jovian world is 10 times larger than that of Earth, both planets have markedly similar aurora. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24433
A CLOSER LOOK
This illustration depicts ultraviolet polar aurorae on Jupiter and Earth. While the diameter of the Jovian world is 10 times larger than that of Earth, both planets have markedly similar aurora. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24433
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