Visualizations by
Tom Bridgman
Released on June 28, 2004
Spacecraft (green trajectory) on their way from the Earth (blue orbit) to Mars (red orbit) risk being hit by energetic events from the Sun, such as X-rays, energetic protons (blue streaks), and material from Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) (red blobs). The spiral lines from the Sun represent the magnetic field lines 'frozen' into the solar wind.
Visualization Credits
Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator Dan Spicer (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation:
Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0