coreyspowell, 3 months ago To study aurora displays, scientists sometimes create auroras of their own. Last year, a team launched a sounding rocket over Finland and released a cloud of barium atoms into the ionosphere. This spooky blue & purple display was the result. https://eos.org/science-updates/ionospheric-fireworks-illuminate-auroral-science #science #space #aurora #nature
To study aurora displays, scientists sometimes create auroras of their own.
Last year, a team launched a sounding rocket over Finland and released a cloud of barium atoms into the ionosphere. This spooky blue & purple display was the result.
https://eos.org/science-updates/ionospheric-fireworks-illuminate-auroral-science #science #space #aurora #nature
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