Sun  Earth  ID: 20074

Ride the Electron

Animations by Walt Feimer Released on March 26, 2003
Electrons travel along the Earth's magnetic field lines, occasionally making it to the Earth's atmosphere. This animation is part of a larger animation.
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Electrons travel along the magnetic field lines to the Earth's atmosphere.

Animation Credits

Walt Feimer (HTSI): Lead Animator
Nicola Fox (Johns Hopkins University/APL): Scientist
Art Poland (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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This item is part of this series:
Live from the Aurora

Keywords:
SVS >> Magnetosphere
NASA Science >> Earth
NASA Science >> Sun