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Aurora Showing Geomagnetic Substorm Target Name:   Earth's Aurora Spacecraft:   IMAGE Produced by:   NASA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  31 May 2000 Related Document IMAGE Spacecraft Takes First Pictures of Electrified Gas Surrounding Earth Download Options Name Type Width x Height x Frames Size vfuv.mov Quicktime 145K Aurora are caused by the interaction of precipitating charged particles (electrons and ions) with the neutral gases of our atmosphere. Light from the Earth's aurora occur principally in two oval-shaped bands lying between ~65 and 75 degrees magnetic latitude and centered on the northern (aurora borealis) and southern (aurora australis) magnetic poles. IMAGE observes the aurora in several important wavelengths and has captured its first geomagnetic substorm. These observations are caused by precipitating electrons. A selected frame from this sequence is available as a TIFF or JPEG image.

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