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This is the aurora of Jupiter. What are the visible bright spots caused by?

volcanic peaks

atmospheric storms

Jupiter moons

multiple magnetic poles of Jupiter

Jupiter's moons, especially Io (spot on the left), are powerful sources of auroras on Jupiter. These arise from electric currents along field lines, generated by a dynamo mechanism due to the relative motion between the rotating planet and the moving moon.

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Who first described the heliocentric model of the Sun and planets? ( with the Sun in the center)

Nicolaus Copernicus

Claudius Ptolemy

Aristarchus of Samos

What part of the Moon surface had been known to humanity before the first photos of the dark side were taken in 1959?

Which planet is the brightest seen from Earth?

What is the top speed of a running sprinter?

23.4 km/h (14.5 mph)

43.9 km/h (27.3 mph)

58.2 km/h (36.1 mph)

67.2 km/h (41.76 mph)