Magnetic Reconnection

  • Released Thursday, March 20, 2003
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The ionized wind from the Sun generates reconnection in the Earth's magnetic field. Particles leak in from the radiation belts producing the aurora.

The wind from the Sun impacts the Earth's magnetic field.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Conceptual Image Lab

This page was originally published on Thursday, March 20, 2003.
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