Jupiter’s magnetosphere

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astrophysical plasma environment planetary magnetosphere

Jupiter’s magnetosphere is the vast, powerful magnetic environment surrounding Jupiter, shaped by its strong magnetic field and rapid rotation, and interacting intensely with its moons and the solar wind.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Jupiter auroral acceleration regions	1
Jupiter magnetosphere	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astrophysical plasma environment ⓘ planetary magnetosphere ⓘ
affects	surface radiation environment of Galilean moons ⓘ
analogOf	Earth’s magnetosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition	electrons ⓘ oxygen ions ⓘ protons ⓘ sulfur ions ⓘ
contains	Io plasma torus NERFINISHED ⓘ
coupledTo	Jupiter’s ionosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ Jupiter’s upper atmosphere ⓘ
discoveredBy	Pioneer 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pioneer 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
dominantPlasmaSource	Io’s volcanic activity ⓘ
drivenBy	Jupiter’s rapid rotation ⓘ interaction with solar wind ⓘ
energyTransportProcess	field-aligned currents ⓘ magnetic reconnection ⓘ radial diffusion ⓘ
extendsSunwardTo	about 50–100 Jupiter radii under typical solar wind conditions ⓘ
extendsTailwardBeyond	several hundred Jupiter radii ⓘ
hasFeature	auroral ovals ⓘ bow shock ⓘ current sheet ⓘ magnetopause ⓘ magnetotail ⓘ radiation belts ⓘ
hasSubregion	inner magnetosphere ⓘ magnetotail lobes ⓘ middle magnetosphere ⓘ outer magnetosphere ⓘ
hazardFor	spacecraft ⓘ
hostBody	Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	space weather near Jupiter ⓘ
interactsWith	Callisto NERFINISHED ⓘ Europa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganymede NERFINISHED ⓘ Io NERFINISHED ⓘ solar wind ⓘ
magneticFieldSource	Jupiter’s internal dynamo ⓘ
magneticFieldStrengthAtEquator	about 10 times Earth’s magnetic field ⓘ about 4.3 gauss ⓘ
moreIntenseThan	Earth’s magnetosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
plasmaSource	Io’s volcanic gases ⓘ Jovian ionosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
produces	decametric radio emissions ⓘ intense auroras at Jupiter’s poles ⓘ kilometric radio emissions ⓘ synchrotron radiation ⓘ
radiationLevel	extremely high energetic particle fluxes ⓘ
rotationPeriod	about 9.9 hours ⓘ
rotationRegime	corotation-dominated inner magnetosphere ⓘ
rotationRegime	solar-wind-influenced outer magnetosphere ⓘ
sizeRelativeToSun	largest continuous structure in the Solar System after the heliosphere ⓘ
studiedBy	Cassini spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Galileo spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Juno spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) → environmentMeasured → Jupiter’s magnetosphere ⓘ

subject surface form: Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment

this entity surface form: Jupiter auroral acceleration regions

Io → hasMagnetosphericInteractionWith → Jupiter’s magnetosphere ⓘ

Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) → studies → Jupiter’s magnetosphere ⓘ

subject surface form: Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment

this entity surface form: Jupiter magnetosphere

Plasma Wave Subsystem → usedInRegion → Jupiter’s magnetosphere ⓘ