Phenomenon
Aurora
TypePhenomenon
LocationPolar regions of planets
About Aurora
Curtains of light ignited when magnetic fields funnel charged particles into atmospheres. The auroras of Jupiter are hundreds of times more energetic than those of Earth, permanent, and shine in ultraviolet and X-ray. On Earth they are the aurora borealis and aurora australis.
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