Science Findings
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06.02.21
Juno Discovers High Energy Heavy Ions During High Latitude Traversals of Electron Belt
Juno imaging detector momentarily gored by horns of intense radiation belt.
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06.02.21
Jupiter’s & Earth’s Auroras: Similarities And Great Differences
Shocking electrical potentials associated with Jupiter’s intense but mysterious aurora.
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06.02.21
Juno Reveals the Depth of Jupiter’s Zones and Belts
Gravity observations reveal a deep dynamical atmosphere (~3 Earth masses) in differential rotation.
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06.02.21
Juno’s Auroral Images Trace Motion of Magnetospheric Plasma
Auroral images reveal plasma transport events and new auroral features.
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06.01.21
Juno Pelted by Dust as it Passes Through Jupiter’s Ring Plane
Orbiting dust grains from Jupiter’s rings detected as they slowly spiral into Jupiter’s atmosphere.
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06.01.21
Juno Spacecraft Doubles as an Interplanetary Dust Detector
Juno provides first radial profile of interplanetary dust and Mars is the source.
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12.03.20
JunoCam Monitors Evolution of Circumpolar Cyclones
Juno discovered 8 cyclones positioned in the form of an octagon around the north pole and 5 forming a pentagon around the south pole.
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12.03.20
Juno Discovers “Shallow Lightning” Above Jupiter’s Water Cloud
Jovian lightning was thought to originate in deep liquid water clouds but has been observed in high altitude shallow clouds filled with an ammonia-water solution by Juno’s star camera.
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12.03.20
Jupiter’s Wind-blown Magnetic Field
Jupiter’s magnetic field is changing in time and its atmospheric winds are likely responsible for this variation.
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12.03.20
Juno Measures Deep Water Abundance At Jupiter’s Equator
Water and ammonia are not well mixed in Jupiter’s atmosphere even at depths below their condensation levels.
