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Volume 155, Number 22 (May 29, 1999)

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Jovian auroras in the infrared

For the first time, astronomers have found direct evidence of supersonic winds of charged particles whipping around Jupiter's auroral regions.

References:

Rego, D. . . . S. Miller, et al. 1999. Supersonic winds in Jupiter's aurorae. Nature 399(May 13):121.

Sources:

Steve Miller
University College London
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 22, May 29, 1999, p. 347. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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