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The faint yellow area shown above the north pole represents gas lost from Earth into space; the green area is the aurora borealis—or plasma energy pouring back into the atmosphere. [ 1 ] The polar wind or plasma fountain is a permanent outflow of plasma from the polar regions of Earth's magnetosphere .
English: A space elevator in motion, rotating with the Earth over the period of one sidereal day. As viewed from high above the north pole. The faint circle around the Earth represents the level of geostationary orbit. A satellite (green dot) is shown in geostationary orbit flying slightly behind the space elevator cable.
A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos ever of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above ...
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True North Pole to distinguish from the Magnetic North Pole .
British explorer Sir James Clark Ross discovered the magnetic north pole in 1831 in northern Canada, approximately 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) south of the true North Pole.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the midday Sun is predominantly in the north. When viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the Moon appears inverted compared to a view from the Southern Hemisphere. [9] [10] The North Pole faces away from the Galactic Center of the Milky Way. This results in the Milky Way being sparser and dimmer in the Northern ...
The website features live Christmas music, along with a second-by-second countdown to his arrival. To talk to a NORAD staff member to get Santa’s exact location, you can call 877-HI-NORAD (877 ...
Location of some of the major research stations in the Arctic. A number of governments maintain permanent research stations in the Arctic.Also known as Arctic bases, polar stations or ice stations, these bases are widely distributed across the northern polar region of Earth.