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  • Released Tuesday, June 14, 2016
  • Updated Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 1:34PM
  • ID: 12280

The four MMS spacecraft fly in a pyramid formation as they orbit Earth, allowing scientists to create a full 3-D map of any phenomena they observe.

The four MMS spacecraft fly in a pyramid formation as they orbit Earth, allowing scientists to create a full 3-D map of any phenomena they observe.

This image shows a snapshot of Earth's magnetic environment just before the MMS spacecraft traveled through a magnetic reconnection event.

This image shows a snapshot of Earth's magnetic environment just before the MMS spacecraft traveled through a magnetic reconnection event.

The image shows how it looked during the event. The chaotic blue and yellow lines depict the speed and direction of accelerated particles.

The image shows how it looked during the event. The chaotic blue and yellow lines depict the speed and direction of accelerated particles.



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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Cover image courtesy of NASA/GSFC
Spacecraft formation image courtesy of NASA/GSFC



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