TachyonTele comments on The Path of Artemis II

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I'm guessing it's radiation. It's bouncing off of the planets atmosphere.

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[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Magnetosphere mostly. Only the part that's funneled along the field lines towards the poles makes it to the atmosphere, where it might be visible as aurora.

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[–] prex@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Magnetosphere?
I'm no magnetologist.

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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 point 7 months ago

I think so? I'm not 100% so i just said atmosphere as a catch all

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