IBEX Reveals Bright Ribbon Feature (VIDEO)

Southwest Research Institute

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IBEX simultaneously creates 14 maps of the sky at different energies. This animation shows several different maps, revealing an unexpectedly bright ribbon-like emission in each.

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

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