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Polar Rings [1]

Bright auroras glow at the north and south poles of Jupiter in this combined image from two space telescopes. Hubble snapped the background image of Jupiter, while Chandra detected the auroras in X-rays. Jupiter's auroras are many times more powerful than the northern and southern lights on Earth. [NASA]

Auroras on Jupiterk
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