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ESA's Smile mission captures first ultraviolet image of northern aurora

Original: # PPOD : ESA’s Smile mission has captured its first ultraviolet image of Earth’s northern aurora, revealing the glowing

ESA's Smile mission has returned its first ultraviolet image of Earth's northern aurora, capturing the glowing auroral oval during an auroral substorm. The image was taken by the mission's Ultraviolet Imager, which detects ultraviolet light emitted when energetic solar particles strike Earth's upper atmosphere. Space scientists and enthusiasts are sharing the observation as an early milestone for the newly operational mission.

Why now: The first science image from ESA's new Smile mission offers a striking view of aurora physics, drawing attention across the space community

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• # PPOD : ESA’s Smile mission has captured its first ultraviolet image of Earth’s northern aurora, revealing the glowing oval during an auroral substorm. Smile’s Ultraviolet Imager captured the image, observing ultraviolet light produced when energetic particles from Earth’s… · setiinstitute · 16

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