Andrew Hall: Electric Winds of Jupiter, Space News Thunderbolts Project

Andrew Hall: Electric Winds of Jupiter, Space News In recent years, one of the great shocks in space science has been the discovery of just how incredible the electromagnetic energies are at the gas giant Jupiter. Astronomers had long known that Jupiter possesses an extensive and powerful magnetic field, as well as tremendous xray aurorae, superfast winds, and a mysterious, enduring anticyclonic storm in the region called the Great Red Spot. However, NASAs Juno mission has shattered all conventional ideas about the mechanisms behind these phenomena. In Episode 2 of his tenpart series Eye of the Storm, author Andrew Hall explores the question, what can the electrical Jovian environment tell us about the atmospheric and weather phenomena throughout the solar system, including on Earth THUNDERBLOG SOURCE ARTICLE Eye of the Storm, Part 2 Andrew Hall: The Electric Winds of Jupiter, Thunderblog