Science Illustrated

Polar lights on Earth and Jupiter differ

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On Earth, the strongest polar lights appear, when particles from the solar wind hit molecules in the air, which emit a flash of light.

Difference­s in potential above Jupiter's poles are extreme, making the electromag­netic fields chaotic and turbulent.

The turbulence accellerat­es electrons up to the high energies, making them emit the strong polar lights consisting of ultraviole­t radiation.

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