Sun  ID: 2464

Another View of AR9906 from TRACE

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on June 10, 2002
Another view of the flare over AR9906 on April 21, 2002. This version represents the full resolution of the TRACE data. This visualization represents eight hours of observing time.
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This movie shows the evolution of a solar active region as the magnetic loops break through the solar surface to an create an eventual flare event.
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Video slate image reads "Another View of AR9906 from TRACE. Another view of the flare over AR9906 on April 21, 2002. This version represents the full resolution of the TRACE data. This visualization represents eight hours of observing time."

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Craig DeForest (SwRI): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
TRACE

Data Used:
TRACE
2002-04-21T00:10:59.000Z-2002-04-21T07:58:34.000Z
The TRACE satellite views the Sun at ultraviolet wavelengths with high temporal (approximately 1-12 seconds) and spatial (1 arcsecond per pixel) resolution. Launched on April 2, 1998, it orbits the Earth in a Sun-synchronous orbit.
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TRACE

Keywords:
SVS >> Active Region 9906
SVS >> Coronal Loop
DLESE >> Space science
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Active Regions
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Flares
SVS >> TRACE
NASA Science >> Sun

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