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Grodent, D., Gérard, J.-C., Gustin, J., Mauk, B.H., Connerney, J.E.P. and Clarke, J.T. (2006). Europa's FUV auroral tail on Jupiter. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2005GL025487. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Ultraviolet images of Jupiter's northern aurora obtained in 2005 confirm the existence of an electromagnetic interaction between Europa and the Jovian ionosphere. The auroral signature shows a two-component structure: a quasi-circular Europa spot, followed by a previously undetected faint tail emission trailing in the direction of corotation flow. The characteristic brightness for the auroral spot is ~14 ¿ 1 kR above background, and approximately 7 ¿ 1 kR for the tail. The spot's size is ~1100 km, magnetically mapping to an interaction region ≤15 Europa diameters. The auroral tail extends over ~5000 km, which maps along a region of at least 70 Europa diameters. The ultraviolet power emitted by both components varies from a fraction to several GW. The present study suggests auroral interaction at Europa similar to that at Io, but scaled-down by an order of magnitude, including a sub-corotating plasma plume in the geometrical wake of Europa. |
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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Auroral phenomena, Magnetospheric Physics, Energetic particles, precipitating, Magnetospheric Physics, Planetary magnetospheres (5443, 5737, 6033), Planetary Sciences, Solar System Objects, Jupiter, Planetary Sciences, Solar System Objects, Europa |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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