Open AccessCould Low-Altitude Reconnection Power Jupiter’s Polar Aurorae?
Author(s) -
Morgan Rehnberg
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo163348
Subject(s) - jupiter (rocket family) , polar , altitude (triangle) , physics , atmospheric sciences , astrobiology , astronomy , spacecraft , mathematics , geometry
Magnetic reconnection events less than 2 Jovian radii above the planet’s cloud tops could explain why Juno has yet to observe a source for Jupiter’s polar aurore.
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