BARREL Launch Paths (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

BARREL Launch Paths

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Six BARREL balloons flew above Antarctica during a January 2014 solar storm. The different-colored tracks trace out the paths of the balloons. Together, the measurements from these balloons showed how Earth's magnetic field shifts during a solar storm. The BARREL balloons were launched from Antarctic research stations SANAE IV and Halley VI.

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Credits: NASA/Halford, et al.

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