Proton Aurora
This animation shows a magnetic reconnection event with proton aurora data from the IMAGE spacecraft.
Proton aurora animation
Solar Wind
Reconnection
Field Lines
IMAGE spacecraft
CLUSTER spacecraft
Reconnection 2
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
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Animator
- Walt Feimer (HTSI)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, February 12, 2007.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT.
Missions
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[Cluster]
ID: 10This dataset can be found at: http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=8
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[IMAGE]
ID: 40The IMAGE spacecraft monitors the near-Earth environment.
This dataset can be found at: http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov
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