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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection Collection NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection Collection
Title:
Lightning on Jupiter Title Lightning on Jupiter Title
Explanation:
Does lightning occur only on Earth? Spacecraft in our Solar System have detected radio signals consistent with lightning [ http://wwwghcc.msfc…] on other planets, including Venus [ http://www.seds.org…], Jupiter [ http://www.seds.org…], Saturn [ http://www.seds.org…], Uranus [ http://www.seds.org…], and Neptune [ http://www.seds.org…]. In the above photograph [ http://galileo.ivv.…], optical flashes from Jupiter [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] were photographed recently by the Galileo orbiter [ http://galileo.ivv.…]. Each of the circled dots indicates lightning [ http://www.nofc.for…]. The numbers label lines of latitude [ http://www.met.fsu.…]. The size of the largest spot is about 500 kilometers across and might be high clouds illuminated by several bright lightning strokes. Explanation Does lightning occur only on Earth? Spacecraft in our Solar System have detected radio signals consistent with lightning [ http://wwwghcc.msfc…] on other planets, including Venus [ http://www.seds.org…], Jupiter [ http://www.seds.org…], Saturn [ http://www.seds.org…], Uranus [ http://www.seds.org…], and Neptune [ http://www.seds.org…]. In the above photograph [ http://galileo.ivv.…], optical flashes from Jupiter [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] were photographed recently by the Galileo orbiter [ http://galileo.ivv.…]. Each of the circled dots indicates lightning [ http://www.nofc.for…]. The numbers label lines of latitude [ http://www.met.fsu.…]. The size of the largest spot is about 500 kilometers across and might be high clouds illuminated by several bright lightning strokes. Explanation
Credit and Copyright:
Galileo Project, JPL, NASA Credit_and_Copyright Galileo Project, JPL, NASA Credit and Copyright
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