1998 SPACE SCIENCE VIDEOTAPES |
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Tape Title | Record ID | Date Produced | TRT: |
Synopsis |
| TRACE FIRST RESULTS | G98-032 | 5/29/98 | 00:12:52 | The first images from NASA's Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) spacecraft reveal activity in the solar atmosphere in stunning detail and include the first detailed observations of a magnetic energy release, called a magnetic reconnection. The magnetic reconnection was observed on May 8, 1998, in a region of the solar atmosphere where two sets of perpendicular cross magnetic loops expanded into each other. Magnetic reconnection occurs when magnetic fields "snap" to a new, lower energy configuration, much like when a twisted rubber band unwinds or breaks. A magnetic reconnection can release vast amounts of energy, and is responsible for explosive events on the Sun, such as flares, that can cause communication and power system disruptions on Earth.
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TAPE CONTENTS: |
| ITEM (1 ): First Images Mosaic (w/ zooms & pans)
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| ITEM (2): TRACE Launch (April 1, 1998) -
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| ITEM (3): TRACE Spacecraft Animation
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| ITEM (4): B-roll Fisher & Colleague
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| ITEM (5): TRACE Pre-launch Processing
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| ITEM (6): B-roll of Mission Operations Area
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| ITEM (7): B-roll of Scientists at Meeting
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| ITEM (8): Dr. Karel Schrijver, Astrophysicist
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| ITEM (9): Dr. Richard Fisher, TRACE Project Scientist
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