Europa - the second Enceladus? |
Europa - the second Enceladus? |
 Apr 18 2006, 03:16 PM
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- Jupiter's aurora feels Europa's light touch
<< Several of Jupiter's moons are thought to play a role [of Jupiter's aurora]. In the case of Io, scientists believe the moon's ongoing volcanism produces gases which become charged and carry strong electrical currents along the arcing magnetic lines into Jupiter's atmosphere. Something in the air? "A very similar process apparently occurs at Europa," Grodent's team writes, having studied 45 Hubble images of the aurora showing the moon's footprint and tail. But Europa is not thought to be volcanic, so what could produce the electrical current that zips along and eventually gives rise to Europa's auroral footprint? >> -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -
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