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Magnetopause Dynamics at Saturn as Observed by Cassini
Allen, Robert C.; Mo, Wenli; Paranicas, Chris +2 more
The occurrence and impacts of magnetopause processes at outer planets, particularly magnetic reconnection and the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI), remains unresolved. From a list of 2,114 magnetopause crossings at Saturn spanning the full duration of the Cassini mission, magnetic field and low-energy plasma properties are analyzed for each cros…
Identifying the Variety of Jovian X-Ray Auroral Structures: Tying the Morphology of X-Ray Emissions to Associated Magnetospheric Dynamics
Jackman, C. M.; Kurth, W. S.; Branduardi-Raymont, G. +12 more
We define the spatial clustering of X-rays within Jupiter's northern auroral regions by classifying their distributions into "X-ray auroral structures." Using data from Chandra during Juno's main mission observations (24 May 2016 to 8 September 2019), we define five X-ray structures based on their ionospheric location and calculate the distributio…