The VISIONS team's hotel, on the west side of Fairbanks, Alaska. This picture was taken when the air temperature was -40 C. NASA's VISIONS sounding rocket mission (VISualizing Ion Outflow via Neutral atom imaging during a Substorm) is studying what makes
The VISIONS team's hotel, on the west side of Fairbanks, Alaska. This picture was taken when the air temperature was -40 C. NASA's VISIONS sounding rocket mission (VISualizing Ion Outflow via Neutral atom imaging during a Substorm) is studying what makes the aurora, and how it affects Earth’s atmosphere. The principal investigator for VISIONS, Doug Rowland, who is a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. is providing images while the team prepares for launch, which could be any night with a strong aurora between Feb 2. and Feb 17, 2013.
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