IMAGE/HENA Views Oxygen in the Magnetosphere (Blue Version)

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IMAGE/HENA observes the oxygen ions, expelled from the Earth's atmosphere by the solar wind, return to the polar regions via the magnetic field.

Movie of IMAGE-HENA data using a blue color table for oxygen intensity.

The polar regions begin to brighten due to increased influx of oxygen atoms onto the upper atmosphere.

The polar regions begin to brighten due to increased influx of oxygen atoms onto the upper atmosphere.

The polar regions at their brightest due to the increase oxygen flux.

The polar regions at their brightest due to the increase oxygen flux.

Another moment of increased oxygen bombardment on the upper atmosphere.

Another moment of increased oxygen bombardment on the upper atmosphere.

The oxygen cloud still surrounds the Earth.

The oxygen cloud still surrounds the Earth.

Yet another moment of increased oxygen bombardment on the upper atmosphere.

Yet another moment of increased oxygen bombardment on the upper atmosphere.

Video slate image reads "IMAGE/HENA views Oxygen in the Magnetosphere (blue version)IMAGE/HENA observes the oxygen ions, expelled from the Earth's atmosphere by the solar wind, return to the polar regions via the magnetic field".

Video slate image reads "IMAGE/HENA views Oxygen in the Magnetosphere (blue version)

IMAGE/HENA observes the oxygen ions, expelled from the Earth's atmosphere by the solar wind, return to the polar regions via the magnetic field".

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See http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/magnetosphere_20020509/index.html

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This page was originally published on Thursday, May 9, 2002.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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Fuselier, S. A., H. L. Collin, A. G. Ghielmetti, E. S. Claflin, T. E. Moore,
M. R. Collier, H. Frey, and S. B. Mende, Localized ion outflow in response
to a solar wind pressure pulse, J. Geophys. Res., in press, 2002.

Fuselier, S. A., H. L. Collin, A. G. Ghielmetti, E. S. Claflin, T. E. Moore,
M. R. Collier, H. Frey, and S. B. Mende, Localized ion outflow in response
to a solar wind pressure pulse, J. Geophys. Res., in press, 2002.

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