The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured the auroral footprints of Io and Europa, providing spectral measurements for the first time, and revealing extreme changes in the physical properties within Io's auroral footprint that are likely li (IMAGE)

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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured the auroral footprints of Io and Europa, providing spectral measurements for the first time, and revealing extreme changes in the physical properties within Io's auroral footprint that are likely li

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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured the auroral footprints of Io and Europa, providing spectral measurements for the first time, and revealing extreme changes in the physical properties within Io's auroral footprint that are likely linked to the electrons crashing into the top of Jupiter's atmosphere.

Webb/NIRCam Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Judy Schmidt.

Webb/NIRSpec Credit: Katie L. Knowles (Northumbria University).

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Webb/NIRCam Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Judy Schmidt. Webb/NIRSpec Credit: Katie L. Knowles (Northumbria University).

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