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Comparative schematic of auroral acceleration processes on Earth and Jupiter. The electron spectrum for the Earth was from DMSP F19 spacecraft, and the one for Jupiter was from Juno spacecraft. Both spectra exhibit a similar inverted V-shaped structure, indicating the presence of stable electric potential drops above the auroral regions. This similarity points to a common auroral acceleration mechanism across planets and illustrates how insights from planetary aurorae help interpret high-resolution observations near Earth.
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S. Tian and Z. Yao
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