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Magnetosphere of Jupiter

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Jupiter has a giant force field.

Jovian magnetosphere vs solar wind.svg
Jovian magnetosphere vs solar wind.svg
It is very big and strong. It protects the planet. It even makes pretty lights in the sky. Can you imagine a force that big?

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File:Hubble Captures Vivid Auroras in Jupiter's Atmosphere.jpg
Hubble Captures Vivid Auroras in...
File:Magnetosphere Levels.svg
Magnetosphere Levels.svg
File:iotorus.jpg
iotorus.jpg
File:Currents in Jovian Magnetosphere.png
Currents in Jovian Magnetosphere.png
File:Jovian magnetosphere (view from the north pole).png
Jovian magnetosphere (view from the north...
File:Jovian magnetosphere vs solar wind.svg
Jovian magnetosphere vs solar wind.svg
File:Jupiter.Aurora.HST.mod.svg
Jupiter.Aurora.HST.mod.svg
File:Radio emissions of Solar System planets.png
Radio emissions of Solar System planets.png
File:Jupiter's magnetosphere in the vicinity of the Galilean satellites.jpg
Jupiter's magnetosphere in the vicinity...
File:PIA04433 Jupiter Torus Diagram cr.jpg
PIA04433 Jupiter Torus Diagram cr.jpg
File:Pioneer 10 at Jupiter.jpg
Pioneer 10 at Jupiter.jpg
File:Ulysses at Jupiter.jpg
Ulysses at Jupiter.jpg

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