Scientists have figured out how auroras on Jupiter affect the planet

An international team of scientists has identified the mechanism that underlies the heating of Jupiter's atmosphere. For

That's why they used observatory dataKeck in Hawaii and eventually created a global but detailed map of the gas giant's upper atmosphere. During the study, they confirmed for the first time that Jupiter's powerful auroras are responsible for heating the entire planet.

By the way, scientists have long tried to createa global heat map of Jupiter's upper atmosphere, but the available signals did not provide enough information. Thanks to modern technology, they finally succeeded.

They discovered not only that temperaturesstart very high within the aurora, but the fact that a large role in this is played by the heating emanating from the planet itself. So, on Jupiter, equatorial heating is directly related to the aurora.

As is known, they appear when chargedparticles end up in the planet's magnetic field. They then move in a spiral along the lines of force towards the planet's magnetic poles, striking atoms and molecules in the atmosphere, releasing light and energy. While on Earth such processes lead to spectacular auroras, on the gas giant this causes the planet to heat up. It is worth noting that the auroras on Jupiter are the brightest in the solar system.

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