X-shaped feature in ionosphere observed by GOLD (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Caption

This visualization shows a bright, horizontal X-shaped feature appearing in the ionosphere on Oct. 7, 2019, as observed by NASA’s GOLD mission. Each of GOLD’s observations cover about 45 degrees in longitude and proceed from east to west, alternating between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Rayleigh is a unit for measuring the amount of light (in this case, ultraviolet light). See more visualizations from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio.

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NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio

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