Hubble and Juno observations of Jupiter’s auroras and magnetospheric dynamics during the Juno Extended Mission | CU Experts

We present simultaneous Juno and Hubble Space Telescope of Jupiter's far-ultraviolet auroras obtained as part of a programme of observations covering 3 years of Juno's Extended Mission.  We show that bright, expanded dusk-side southern main emission is associated with large-scale convection dynamics, dusk-side main emission arcs are associated with field-aligned currents, and equatorward diffuse emission and patches are associated with plasma injections in the middle magnetosphere occurring within intervals of enhanced plasma density, ongoing interchange motion and magnetospheric convection.  These results shed light on the relation between the main auroral emission and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling currents, and radial force balance in the magnetosphere. We also report on unusually bright and expanded southern auroral emissions observed during PJ 43.

Nichols JD; Clarke J; Grodent D; Bonfond B; Cowley S; Gladstone R; Bagenal F; Orton G; Lysak B; Allegrini F

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