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Substorms
This animation shows a magnetospheric substorm, during which the reconnection causes energy to be rapidly released along the field lines causing the auroras to brighten.
Earth's magnetic field lines including plasma.
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Coronal mass ejection hitting the bow shock.
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Changes in Earth's magnetic field lines as a result of the coronal mass ejection.
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Reconnection of the magnetic field lines.
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Plasma after the magnetic field line reconnection.
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The plasma encountering the Earth's atmosphere, causing auroras.
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Animation Number
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10104
Completed
:
2007-01-12
Animator
:
Walt Feimer (HTSI)
(Lead)
Series
:
THEMIS Pre-launch
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Aurora
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HDTV
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Magnetic Reconnection
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Solar Wind
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Space Weather
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THEMIS
Please give credit for this item to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center- Conceptual Image Lab
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