Magnetic Reconnection 2
This is an update to an older magnetic reconnection animation (10072). The ionized wind from the Sun generates reconnection in the Earth's magnetic field. Particles leak in from the rediation belts producing the auroras.
3-D Anaglyph Reconnection animation
Left Camera
Right Camera
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Conceptual Image Lab
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Animator
- Walt Feimer (HTSI)
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Scientist
- Nicola Fox (Johns Hopkins University/APL)
Related
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Animation
Used as a Source In
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![Produced VideoWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available.Music Credit: "Praxis I,” “Three Voices,” and “Die Vogel” by Alexis Francois Georges Delong [SACEM], “Anticipation” by Nicholas Smith [PRS], “Ocean Wisdom” by Hugo Dubery and Philippe Galtier [SACEM], and “Call from the Sea” by MACARON [SACEM] from Universal Production MusicAdditional Video and Animations: University of Iowa, Southwest Research Institute, Millennium Space Systems, Andøya Space / Trond AbrahamsenSound Effects: Pixabay](/vis/a010000/a014800/a014862/14862_TRACERSoverview_Thumbnail.jpg)
Produced Video - ID: 13687
![Complete transcript available.Music credit: “Intrigues and Plots” and “Repetitive Motion” by Laurent Dury [SACEM] from Universal Production Music Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.](/vis/a010000/a013600/a013687/13687_AuroralBeads_YouTube.00320_print.jpg)
Produced Video - ID: 12901
Release date
This page was originally published on Friday, April 6, 2007.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT.