Its southern counterpart, the "aurora australis" (or the southern lights), has features that are almost identical to the aurora borealis and changes simultaneously with changes in the northern auroral zone.
The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the northern hemisphere, whereas the aurora australias, or southern lights, is visible in the southern latitudes.
A camera on the spacecraft will observe the fields' auroras -- the planet's northern and southern lights that are the brightest in the solar system -- more closely than ever before.
