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A depiction of some of the Earths (blue) and the Suns (white) magnetic field lines from a global magnetospheric simulation. The green hemisphere is the inner boundary of the simulation.
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A depiction of some of the Earths (blue) and the Suns (white) magnetic field lines from a global magnetospheric simulation. The green hemisphere is the inner boundary of the simulation. -
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On
May
11,
1999,
the
solar
wind
that
blows
constantly
from
the
Sun
virtually
disappeared.
Dropping
to
a
small
fraction
of
its
normal
density
and
to
half
its
normal
speed,
the
solar
wind
died
down
enough
to
allow
physicists
to
observe
particles
flowing
directly
from
the
Suns
corona
to
Earth.
This
severe
change
in
the
solar
wind
also
drastically
changed
the
shape
of
Earths
magnetic
field
and
produced
a
...
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An animation of x-ray images of the North Pole on May 11, 1999 taken by the PIXIE instrument on Polar, indicating enegetic electron fluxes striking the upper atmosphere -
http:/
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On
May
11,
1999,
the
solar
wind
that
blows
constantly
from
the
Sun
virtually
disappeared.
Dropping
to
a
small
fraction
of
its
normal
density
and
to
half
its
normal
speed,
the
solar
wind
died
down
enough
to
allow
physicists
to
observe
particles
flowing
directly
from
the
Suns
corona
to
Earth.
This
severe
change
in
the
solar
wind
also
drastically
changed
the
shape
of
Earths
magnetic
field
and
produced
a
...
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Choosing & Using this resource...
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This resource has a thumbnail image at :
An animation of x-ray images of the North Pole on May 11, 1999 taken by the PIXIE instrument on Polar, indicating enegetic electron fluxes striking the upper atmosphere -
http:/
This resource is included in the following collections:
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On
May
11,
1999,
the
solar
wind
that
blows
constantly
from
the
Sun
virtually
disappeared.
Dropping
to
a
small
fraction
of
its
normal
density
and
to
half
its
normal
speed,
the
solar
wind
died
down
enough
to
allow
physicists
to
observe
particles
flowing
directly
from
the
Suns
corona
to
Earth.
This
severe
change
in
the
solar
wind
also
drastically
changed
the
shape
of
Earths
magnetic
field
and
produced
a
...
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|
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Choosing & Using this resource...
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This resource has a thumbnail image at :
An animation of x-ray images of the South Pole on May 11, 1999 taken by the PIXIE instrument on Polar, indicating enegetic electron fluxes striking the upper atmosphere -
http:/
This resource is included in the following collections:
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On
May
11,
1999,
the
solar
wind
that
blows
constantly
from
the
Sun
virtually
disappeared.
Dropping
to
a
small
fraction
of
its
normal
density
and
to
half
its
normal
speed,
the
solar
wind
died
down
enough
to
allow
physicists
to
observe
particles
flowing
directly
from
the
Suns
corona
to
Earth.
This
severe
change
in
the
solar
wind
also
drastically
changed
the
shape
of
Earths
magnetic
field
and
produced
a
...
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Choosing & Using this resource...
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This resource has a thumbnail image at :
An animation of x-ray images of the South Pole on May 11, 1999 taken by the PIXIE instrument on Polar, indicating enegetic electron fluxes striking the upper atmosphere -
http:/
This resource is included in the following collections:
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|
On
May
11,
1999,
the
solar
wind
that
blows
constantly
from
the
Sun
virtually
disappeared.
Dropping
to
a
small
fraction
of
its
normal
density
and
to
half
its
normal
speed,
the
solar
wind
died
down
enough
to
allow
physicists
to
observe
particles
flowing
directly
from
the
Suns
corona
to
Earth.
This
severe
change
in
the
solar
wind
also
drastically
changed
the
shape
of
Earths
magnetic
field
and
produced
a
...
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Choosing & Using this resource...
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This resource has a thumbnail image at :
An x-ray image of the South Pole on May 11, 1999 taken by the PIXIE instrument on Polar, indicating enegetic electron fluxes striking the upper atmosphere -
http:/
This resource is included in the following collections:
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On
May
11,
1999,
the
solar
wind
that
blows
constantly
from
the
Sun
virtually
disappeared.
Dropping
to
a
small
fraction
of
its
normal
density
and
to
half
its
normal
speed,
the
solar
wind
died
down
enough
to
allow
physicists
to
observe
particles
flowing
directly
from
the
Suns
corona
to
Earth.
This
severe
change
in
the
solar
wind
also
drastically
changed
the
shape
of
Earths
magnetic
field
and
produced
a
...
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Choosing & Using this resource...
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This resource has a thumbnail image at :
An x-ray image of the South Pole on May 11, 1999 taken by the PIXIE instrument on Polar, indicating enegetic electron fluxes striking the upper atmosphere -
http:/
This resource is included in the following collections:
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|
On
May
11,
1999,
the
solar
wind
that
blows
constantly
from
the
Sun
virtually
disappeared.
Dropping
to
a
small
fraction
of
its
normal
density
and
to
half
its
normal
speed,
the
solar
wind
died
down
enough
to
allow
physicists
to
observe
particles
flowing
directly
from
the
Suns
corona
to
Earth.
This
severe
change
in
the
solar
wind
also
drastically
changed
the
shape
of
Earths
magnetic
field
and
produced
a
...
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A comparison of images of the aurora over the North Pole on May 11, 1999, when there was no solar wind, and November 13, 1999, during normal solar wind conditions. -
http:/
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On
May
11,
1999,
the
solar
wind
that
blows
constantly
from
the
Sun
virtually
disappeared.
Dropping
to
a
small
fraction
of
its
normal
density
and
to
half
its
normal
speed,
the
solar
wind
died
down
enough
to
allow
physicists
to
observe
particles
flowing
directly
from
the
Suns
corona
to
Earth.
This
severe
change
in
the
solar
wind
also
drastically
changed
the
shape
of
Earths
magnetic
field
and
produced
a
...
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Choosing & Using this resource...
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This resource has a thumbnail image at :
A comparison of images of the aurora over the North Pole on May 11, 1999, when there was no solar wind, and November 13, 1999, during normal solar wind conditions. -
http:/
This resource is included in the following collections:
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On
May
11,
1999,
the
solar
wind
that
blows
constantly
from
the
Sun
virtually
disappeared.
Dropping
to
a
small
fraction
of
its
normal
density
and
to
half
its
normal
speed,
the
solar
wind
died
down
enough
to
allow
physicists
to
observe
particles
flowing
directly
from
the
Suns
corona
to
Earth.
This
severe
change
in
the
solar
wind
also
drastically
changed
the
shape
of
Earths
magnetic
field
and
produced
a
...
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Visible aurora over the North Pole on April 17, 1999 as measured by Polar -
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