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Victoria Corless

'Fireflies' help NASA map radiation around Jupiter and its moons

A large gas giant hangs left of center surrounded by smaller moons.

The first ever 3D radiation map of Jupiter and its moons has been created using low-light cameras aboard the Juno Spacecraft that have been tweaked to operate as radiation detectors. 

The map reveals how Jupiter's powerful magnetosphere influences the radiation environment around one of the gas giant's moons, Europa, which is crucial for understanding the moon's surface chemistry, potential habitability, and the challenges of future space missions to this icy world. 

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