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Aurorae on Jupiter and Earth

This illustration depicts ultraviolet polar aurorae on Jupiter and Earth.
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Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/UVS/STScI/MODIS/WIC/IMAGE/ULiège
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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.

More information about Juno is at http://www.nasa.gov/juno and http://missionjuno.swri.edu.