Jupiter's brightest auroras are powered by locally generated Alfvén waves.

Sulaiman AH, Mauk BH, Lysak RL, Kruegler NS, Sarkango Y, Szalay JR, Bolton SJ, Clark G, Damiano PA, Eshetu WW, Elliott SS, Kurth WS, Skinner EA

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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeg6021
Published: 2026 Sep 18
Container: Science advances
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.aeg6021,
  title = {Jupiter's brightest auroras are powered by locally generated Alfvén waves.},
  author = {Sulaiman AH and Mauk BH and Lysak RL and Kruegler NS and Sarkango Y and Szalay JR and Bolton SJ and Clark G and Damiano PA and Eshetu WW and Elliott SS and Kurth WS and Skinner EA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science advances},
  doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aeg6021},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeg6021}
}

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AU  - Elliott SS
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AH, S., BH, M., RL, L., NS, K., Y, S., JR, S., SJ, B., G, C., PA, D., WW, E., SS, E., WS, K., & EA, S. (2026). Jupiter's brightest auroras are powered by locally generated Alfvén waves.. Science advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeg6021

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