There are jets in Jupiters magnetosheath, according to Voyager 2 mission data from 1979.
The 45-year-old information is now revealing the dynamics of the plasma stream.
You may remember Voyager 2.
An artist’s concept of the inner part of Jupiter’s magnetosphere.Illustration:NASA/JPL
It launched in August 1977 and isnow 12.66 billion milesfrom Earth, hurtling out into interstellar space.
The teams research waspublishedthis week in Nature Communications.
Weak evidence of jets at Saturn (also part of this study) and Mercury were also reported.
Jupiter’s magnetosphere is the largest structure in the solar system.Illustration:ESA
Now, the jets on Jupiter appear to be a sure thing.
One of the shocks was moving sunward, while two were moving away from the Sun.
Late last year, a different team of scientists foundevidence of a fast-moving jetin Jupiters midriff.
The Cassini spacecraftimagedJupiters magnetosphere in 2002, revealing the charged particles that surround the planet.
Jupiters moons play a significant role in the magnetospheres dynamics, the researchers added.
The plasma density in the magnetosphere causes it to swell like a balloon, they stated.
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