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    Accelerated Electrons Responsible for Aurora

    Date: 09 Feb 2007
    Satellite: Cluster
    Depicts: Illustration of aurora mechanism
    Copyright: ESA

    Artistic view of electrons, responsible for aurora, spiralling down magnetic field lines. The U-shaped potential structure illustrates the region where electrons get accelerated on their way down to the upper atmosphere where they collide with neutral atoms and molecules, which in turn produce the aurora light show.


    Last Update: 09 Feb 2007

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