Magnetosphere of Jupiter
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The magnetosphere of Jupiter is the cavity created in the solar wind by Jupiter's magnetic field. Extending up to seven million kilometers in the Sun's direction and almost to the orbit of Saturn in t
False-color image of aurorae on the north pole of Jupiter, as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope
Io's interaction with Jupiter's magnetosphere. The Io plasma torus is in yellow.
Jovian magnetosphere and plasma environment and flux
Plasma tori created by Io and Europa
Magnetosphere
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In astronomy and planetary science, a magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object, such as a planet or other object, in which charged particles are affected by that object's
Magnetosphere of Jupiter
…magnetic field. Extending up to seven million kilometers in the Sun's direction and almost to the orbit of Saturn in the opposite direction, Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest and most powerful of any planetary magnetosphere in the Solar System, and by volume the largest known continuous structure in the Solar…
Infrared image and artist's concept of the bow shock around R Hydrae
Artist's rendition of Earth's magnetosphere
Artist impression of the magnetic field around Tau Boötis b detected in 2020
Aurora Space Shuttle EO