Open AccessGaseous Planets May Have Huge Luminous Rings Caused by Lightning
Author(s) -
Mark von Zastrow
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo032801
Subject(s) - lightning (connector) , planet , astrobiology , astronomy , environmental science , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
What business do elves have in the upper atmospheres of gas giants? Plenty, it seems. The enormous ring-shaped phenomena triggered by lightning may occur on Jupiter, Saturn, and exoplanets.
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