Jupiter uses a surprisingly complex system to fend off particles from the sun
Juno data show Jupiter slows the solar wind with plasma waves and shocklets, giving researchers a nearby test case for extreme shock physics.
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Jupiter Handles the Solar Wind in a Way Scientists Didn’t Expect
New observations from NASA’s Juno mission are revealing that Jupiter’s bow shock behaves in more complex ways than its counterpart at Earth. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured the most detailed measurements yet of Jupiter’s bow shock, the vast boundary where the solar wind crashes into the planet’s magnetic environment. The observations show that Jupiter manages [...]
Jupiter uses a surprisingly complex system to fend off particles from the sun
A University of Iowa-led research team has reported in a new study the most detailed observations to date of the bow shock at Jupiter, our solar system's gas giant. The findings from NASA's Juno mission reveal key differences between Jupiter's bow shock and Earth's. They also may lead to a better understanding of the physics of how shocks function in even more powerful energy releases, such as those from dying stars. The research is published in Nature Communications.
Recent observations of NASA's Juno mission reveal that Jupiter's shock behaves in a more complex way than the corresponding one on Earth. The data collected show how the giant planet...
Cosmic shock brake: Jupiter's bow shock wave apparently processes the high-energy solar wind more complex than its earthly counterpart. High-resolution juno measurements show plasma waves with several harmonic, densely staggered additional wave frequencies and periodic magnetic field structures. These processes could help to convert the particularly high energy of the jovian shock into heat and particle energy. Iowa City (U.S.A.). If the superso…
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