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3D Animation of Earth and Space Science Concepts
The Structure of the Earth's Magnetosphere
Shown below is an animation illustrating the basic structure of
the earth's magnetosphere.
The 3D magnetic field shapes were generated by custom Digital Radiance software
that processed magnetic field-line simulation data files provided by NASA researchers Jim
Spann, Dennis Gallagher, and Heather Elliott. The earth's surface, the clouds, and the
stars in the animation are scientifically accurate data. The earth's surface data is
derived from data from the AVHRR satellite, the clouds are derived from the GOES
satellite's visible light channels, and the 1 million+ stars are derived from the Tycho
star catalog.
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| A 15 second, 550 KB QuickTime movie
that shows a 3D representation of the earth's magnetic field at 60 degrees, 75 degrees,
and 85 degrees magnetic latitude. The sun is offscreen to the left. A visual
representation of the magnetic bow-shock between the earth's magnetosphere and the sun is
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Click to see other 3D animations we've developed for the NASA
Marshall Spaceflight Center's Science Directorate.
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