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NASA's Juno Reveals Auroral Footprints of Jupiter's Moons

9/4/2025

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NASA's Juno mission has identified auroral footprints from all four Galilean moons of Jupiter, including Callisto.
This discovery improves knowledge of the moons' interactions with Jupiter's magnetic field and atmosphere.
An international team led by Jonas Rabia published the findings in Nature Communications on September 1, 2025.
The study shows that all four moons affect Jupiter's auroras, creating a complete "family portrait" of their signatures.

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NASA's Juno mission has identified auroral footprints from all four Galilean moons of Jupiter, including Callisto.
This discovery improves knowledge of the moons' interactions with Jupiter's magnetic field and atmosphere.
An international team led by Jonas Rabia published the findings in Nature Communications on September 1, 2025.
The study shows that all four moons affect Jupiter's auroras, creating a complete "family portrait" of their signatures.