Airglow Infographic (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Airglow Infographic

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The ionosphere is a region of charged particles in near-Earth space that coexists with the neutral gases in the upper atmosphere, which are sometimes shaped by weather events in the lower atmosphere.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Duberstein

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