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Graphic Visualization of Magnetic Reconnection

Graphic visualization of magnetic reconnection.
Graphic visualization of magnetic reconnection.

Screen capture from video visualization of magnetic reconnection for the Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission movie trailer. The blue lines surrounding Earth represent the magnetic field lines of the magnetosphere and the bright point indicates the moment of reconnection. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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