(Animation) Proton Aurora With MAVEN Data (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

(Animation) Proton Aurora With MAVEN Data

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MAVEN observations of a proton aurora. In the top panel, natural variability of the solar wind results in occasional dense flows of solar wind protons bombarding Mars. At bottom, observations by MAVEN's Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph show increased ultraviolet emission from the atmosphere when the solar wind is enhanced. Download animation: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12986

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NASA/MAVEN/University of Colorado/LASP/Anil Rao

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