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Jupiter's Magnetic Field from Juno

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 25, 2020 is “Jupiter's Magnetic Field from Juno,” a video. It is credited to Video Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , Harvard U. , K. Moore et al.. The original explanation runs about 179 words.

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From the explanation

“How similar is Jupiter’s magnetic field to Earth’s? NASA’s robotic Juno spacecraft has found that Jupiter’s magnetic field is surprisingly complex , so that the Jovian world does not have single magnetic poles like our Earth .”

— APOD editors, February 25, 2020

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 25, 2020
Type
Video
Credit
Credit: Video Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , Harvard U. , K. Moore et al.
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 179 words

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