Depiction of Magnetic Reconnection - Symmetrical (Animated GIF) (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Depiction of Magnetic Reconnection - Symmetrical (Animated GIF)

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Behind Earth, away from the Moon, magnetic reconnection occurs symmetrically. This simulation shows particles traveling away from the site of reconnection equally in both directions, confined by the red magnetic field lines. View animated GIF: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/symmetrical.gif

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Michael Hesse/NASA Goddard/Joy Ng

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