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Jupiter’s Northern Aurora

Jupiter's Northern Aurora
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Jupiter
  • Release Date
    January 7, 1998
  • Science Release
    Hubble Provide Complete View of Jupiter’s Auroras
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  • Credits
    Credits: John Clarke (University of Michigan), and NASA Co-investigators: Joe Ajello, Kent Tobiska, and John Trauger (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Gilda Ballester (University of Michigan) Lotfi Ben jaffel (IAP Paris) Jack Connerney (NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center) Jean-Claude Gerard (University of Liege, Belgium) Randy Gladstone and Hunter Waite (Southwest Research Institute) Wayne Pryor (University of Colorado) Daniel Rego (University College, London)

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Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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