Magnetic Reconnection Throughout the Solar System Visualizations

A visualization of the Sun with an loop above it
Magnetic reconnection on the Sun
NASA's Conceptual Image Laboratory
Levels
  • intermediate
  • advanced
NGSS
  • ps2
Requirements
  • low_cost
  • low_tech
Big Ideas
  • big_ideas_3.1
  • big_ideas_1.2
Helio Topics
  • magnetic_reconnection
  • magnetosphere
  • magnetotail
CreditNASA's Conceptual Image Laboratory
Language
  • english

This set of visualizations show the role magnetic reconnection plays in processes on Earth, the Sun, and around black holes.

Find these visualizations and more from the Scientific Visualization Studio here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20310