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The two faces of the Jovian UV aurorae
Bonfond, Bertrand; Grodent, Denis; Palmaerts, Benjamin et al.
2022EGU General Assembly 2022
 

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Keywords :
Jupiter; aurora; Juno; UV
Abstract :
[en] Being mostly connected via closed magnetic field lines, the aurorae at the two poles display two broadly similar signatures of the same magnetospheric processes. However, differences are sometimes observed, indicative of asymmetries either in the polar regions (e.g. different solar illumination, magnetic anomalies, etc.) or in the magnetosphere (e.g. twisting of the magnetotail), thus showing two complementary sides of the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling.</p><p>Whatever the planet, seeing the aurorae on both poles at the same time is challenging. Either both polar regions can be seen at once, but then only from the side, with poor spatial coverage (especially close and beyond the limb), or we need (at least) two observatories. Here we use the latter option to observe the two faces of the UV aurorae on Jupiter. In the last years, several Hubble Space Telescope observations with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) have been planned during close-up perijove observations of the poles with the UV spectrograph (UVS) on board the Juno spacecraft. The aurorae at Jupiter can be divided into three main components, with the Main Emissions, a quasi-continuous, but sometimes irregular, ribbon of auroral emissions, delimitating the outer emissions outside of it and the polar emissions inside of it. We compare the global morphology and the relative power emitted by the different auroral features in these three regions. Former studies also indicated that synchronized quasi-periodic flares could be observed in both hemispheres and we will look after similar events in this new dataset. Finally, even if the observations are delayed by approximately one hour, we can still compare the mean emitted power before (north) and after (south) each Juno perijove to look for a global trend.</p>
Research center :
STAR - Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research - ULiège
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Bonfond, Bertrand  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR)
Grodent, Denis  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR)
Palmaerts, Benjamin  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR)
Gladstone, Randy
Badman, Sarah
Clarke, John
Gérard, Jean-Claude  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Giles, Rohini
Greathouse, Thomas
Haewsantati, Kamolporn  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR)
Hue, Vincent
Kammer, Joshua
Nichols, Jonathan
Sicorello, Guillaume ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR)
Wannawichian, Suwicha
Yao, Zhonghua  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
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Language :
English
Title :
The two faces of the Jovian UV aurorae
Publication date :
27 March 2022
Event name :
EGU General Assembly 2022
Event organizer :
European Geoscience Union
Event place :
Vienna, Austria
Event date :
from 23 to 27 May 2022
Audience :
International
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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