Astronomy Picture of the Day · January 31, 2001

Earth's Plasmasphere

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 31, 2001 is “Earth's Plasmasphere,” an image. It is credited to Credit: EUV , IMAGE Science Team , NASA. The original explanation runs about 128 words.

From the explanation

“Our Earth is surrounded by plasma . The overall shape that this ionized gas plasmasphere takes was discovered last year by NASA ‘s robot IMAGE spacecraft , and shown in the recently released above image in ultraviolet light .”

— APOD editors, January 31, 2001

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: January 31, 2001
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: EUV , IMAGE Science Team , NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 128 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, January 31, 2001 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2001-january-31-earths-plasmasphere

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