<![CDATA[ Ganymede's auroras splinter into small, bright patches — structures that mirror features seen in Earth's own auroral displays. ]]>
Auroras are natural light displays predominantly seen in high-latitude regions around the Arctic and Antarctic. They occur when charged particles from the sun collide with atoms in Earth's atmosphere, resulting in beautiful, colorful lights in the sky.
Ganymede is the largest moon of Jupiter and the largest moon in the solar system. It is unique for having a magnetic field and is believed to have a subsurface ocean, making it a point of interest for astrobiology and planetary science.