Jupiter Radio Signals

Radio Signals of Jupiter

This image is a radio map of Jupiter.
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Image provided courtesy of JPL

Radio noises are a signature of activity within the magnetosphere. There are many kinds of radio waves in Jupiter's environment. These are:

DAM
DAM is the most intense of Jupiter's radio signals. It is often connected with the formation of the aurora.
HOM
HOM is the name for radio waves which have to do with the solar wind entering the magnetosphere, just like Saturn's SKR radio signals.

"Return to Jupiter's Magnetosphere"

Last modified April 28, 1997 by the Windows Team

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