Why does Jupiter have auroras?

Baiji · Dec 29, 2006

Can someone explain why it happens - on Jupiter?

here's a pic

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Jupiter.Aurora.HST.UV.jpg

Ouabache · Dec 31, 2006

The answer is the same as why we have them on earth. I suggest you do search at how stuff works to see how the aurora borealis works. The magnetosphere plays an important role in generating aurora. Jupiter has quite a strong magnetosphere.

Baiji · Jan 2, 2007

Oh really? I thought it would be different from earth. thanks.

Why does Jupiter have auroras?

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