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Record 1 1985-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
CONT

The images show a hitherto unknown configuration of the aurora, in which the circular area of emission is crossed by a linear one; the configuration is called theta aurora because of its resemblance to the Greek letter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
CONT

On observe (...) une configuration jusqu'ici inconnue d'aurore polaire, configuration dans laquelle la zone d'émission circulaire est traversée par une zone d'émission linéaire; cette configuration est appelée aurore thêta à cause de la ressemblance avec la lettre grecque.

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