Credit & Copyright: Chuck Johnson (Cleary Summit)
Explanation:
In this striking image, a rocket climbs skyward toward an expansive
green auroral display in the
first
launch of 2003 from the University of Alaska's
Poker Flat Research Range.
Recorded on January 27th, the view from Cleary Summit near Fairbanks,
Alaska shows the fiery tracks of both solid fuel
stages of the
Black
Brant IX sounding rocket that lofted
its payload to an altitude of 385 kilometers.
Compared to rockets which launch
payloads to Earth orbit and beyond,
sounding
rockets are small and relatively inexpensive.
They get their generic name from the nautical
term "to sound" which means to take measurements.
Known as
HIBAR
(HIgh Bandwidth Auroral Rocket), this experiment
was designed to measure aurora related
high-frequency plasma waves which may originate thousands of
kilometers above the aurora's visible glow.
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
Январь Февраль Март Апрель Май Июнь Июль Август Сентябрь Октябрь Ноябрь Декабрь |
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
|
Публикации с ключевыми словами:
aurora - полярное сияние - запуск
Публикации со словами: aurora - полярное сияние - запуск | |
См. также:
Все публикации на ту же тему >> | |
