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The Day the Solar Wind Disappeared Target Name:   Earth's Aurora Spacecraft:   Polar Produced by:   NASA Copyright:  Public Domain Date Released:  December 1999 Related Document On The Day The Solar Wind Disappeared, Scientists Sample Particles Directly From The Sun Download Options Name Type Width x Height x Frames Size solarwnd.mpg MPEG 320 x 240 x ? 1M solarwnd.mov Quicktime 320 x 240 x 45.00 sec 9M As the solar wind dissipates on May 11, 1999, the magnetosphere and bow shock around Earth expand to five times their normal size. The aurora, which usually forms ovals around Earth's poles, fills in over the northern polar cap.

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