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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-44-435-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-44-435-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Regular paper
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04 Jun 2026
Regular paper |
| 04 Jun 2026
| 04 Jun 2026
Spectroscopic detection of terrestrial lightning from space by JUICE-MAJIS during Earth Gravity Assist
Emiliano D'Aversa
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF-IAPS, Rome, 00133, Italy
Fabrizio Oliva
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF-IAPS, Rome, 00133, Italy
Giuseppe Piccioni
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF-IAPS, Rome, 00133, Italy
François Poulet
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay CEDEX, France
Ivana Kolmašová
Department of Space Physics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Benoît Seignovert
OSUNA, UAR-3281, LPG UMR-6112, CNRS, Nantes Université, Nantes, France
Alessandra Migliorini
Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF-OAPd, 35122, Padova, Italy
Gianrico Filacchione
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF-IAPS, Rome, 00133, Italy
Leigh Fletcher
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
Alessandro Mura
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF-IAPS, Rome, 00133, Italy
Yves Langevin
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay CEDEX, France
Davide Grassi
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF-IAPS, Rome, 00133, Italy
Sébastien Rodriguez
Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP), CNRS/Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Federico Tosi
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF-IAPS, Rome, 00133, Italy
Nicolas Ligier
Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay CEDEX, France
Giuseppe Sindoni
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana ASI, Rome, 00133, Italy
Marco Giardino
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana ASI, Rome, 00133, Italy
Christina Plainaki
Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica INAF-IAPS, Rome, 00133, Italy
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Latest update: 27 Oct 2026
Short summary
Terrestrial lightning has been spectroscopically observed from Juice (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) spacecraft, for the first time from space in a wide wavelength range. Though not detected by ground sensors, Juice confirmed neutral atomic oxygen and nitrogen emissions, with energies and temperatures consistent with average lightning. This observation is a benchmark for Jupiter, a primary Juice target, where simultaneous hydrogen emissions in different wavelengths could identify lightning.
Terrestrial lightning has been spectroscopically observed from Juice (JUpiter ICy moons...
