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   Photo ID:

   STS045-32-007   


   Program:

   Shuttle   


   Mission:

   STS-045


   Date Taken:

   1992-04-02


   Film Type:

   35mm

Title:
STS-45 Earth observation of active auroral display and multiple auroral arcs
Description:
STS-45 Earth observation taken onboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, is of an active auroral display. The multiple auroral arcs are indicative of magnetic substorms caused by the intervention of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetosphere. The red and green colors are caused by emissions from different atmospheric gases. This photograph was acquired while OV-104 was over the South Atlantic Ocean on revolution 65. Barely visible in the foreground is the dark payload bay, OV-104's left wing tip, the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, and the vertical tail.
Subject Terms:
ATLANTIS (ORBITER) AURORAS EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) PAYLOAD BAY STS-45
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