Simulation of Magnetic Reconnection Event (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Simulation of Magnetic Reconnection Event

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In this simulation, a reconnection even pushes a blob of plasma toward Earth. The jet blown in the opposite direction wobbles due to the unstable conditions.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Yi-Hsin Liu/Joy Ng, producer

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