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Auroras Over Both Earth Poles

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 14, 2001 is “Auroras Over Both Earth Poles,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Polar VIS , JPL , NASA. The original explanation runs about 90 words.

Auroras Over Both Earth Poles
Credit: Polar VIS , JPL , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Auroras in the north and south can be nearly mirror images of each other. Such mirroring had been suspected for centuries but dramatically confirmed only last month by detailed images from NASA ‘s orbiting Polar spacecraft .”

— APOD editors, November 14, 2001

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 14, 2001
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Polar VIS , JPL , NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 90 words

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