Green Auroras (also called the Northern Lights) flash above a mountain range (IMAGE)
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In addition to testing new space technology, CatSat will probe the ionosphere, a layer of Earth's atmosphere where particles from the sun collide with gas particles, creating the colorful, dancing waves in the sky known as Northern (or Southern) Lights.
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