context_saturns_h3p_density_movie.mov (VIDEO)

Northumbria University

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shows the asymmetric density structure, revealing where the auroral current was preferentially flowing into (as darker) and out of (as brighter) the planet. These are offset from the temperature peaks, but ultimately drive that temperature asymmetry

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Image/movie credit: NASA/ESA/CSA, Tom Stallard (Northumbria University), Melina Thévenot, Macarena Garcia Marin (STScI/ESA).

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