Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
1
E NASA Educator Resource Center Network Presents Earth in the Environment of the Sun Heliophysics: The Ultimate Border Control
2
ERC NASA Educator Resource Center Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Stacy DeVeau, Director NASA Educator Resource Center (ERC) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University deveaus@erau.edu 928-777-6281 For Technical Support Call 1-888-617-7499
3
Accessing NASA Education Resources NASA Missions Exploring: Earth’s Atmosphere Magnetic Fields Sun-Earth Connections Boundaries within and the Boundary of Our Solar System Related Classroom Activities Evaluation Agenda
4
NASA Education Resources are Available… Online Available from C.O.R.E. In ERCs
5
Earth in the Environment of the Sun Heliophysics: The Ultimate Border Control Heliophysics - T he study of the region of space that the sun influences, also known as the heliosphere, and the objects that interact with it: Planetary Atmospheres Magnetospheres Solar Wind Interstellar Medium
6
Air : Space = 1 : 30,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms per cubic cm!
7
The Solar Environment
9
Our Solar System?
10
Our SOLAR System?…
11
Our SOLAR SYSTEM! Heliosheath Heliosphere
12
Missions
13
Aeronomy of Ice in the Atmosphere
14
NLCs or PMCs Aeronomy of Ice in the Atmosphere
15
Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics
16
MMS Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
17
Solar Magnetic Reconnection
18
Geo Magnetic Reconnection
20
THEMIS Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms
21
Current Disruptionvs.Magnetic Reconnection 0 sec. Current Disruption0 sec. Magnetic Reconnection 30 sec.Auroral Disruption90 sec.Current Disruption 60 sec.Magnetic Reconnection120 sec. Auroral Disruption
22
HESSI High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager
23
IBEX Interstellar Boundary Explorer
24
This Just In…
25
What Does it Mean?
26
Classroom Activities Atmosphere Layers of the Atmosphere Clouds and Cloud Formation Magnetosphere Mapping Magnetic Fields Heliosphere A Heliospheric Model
27
Next Workshop: Exploring Microgravity Sat. January 30, 2010, 9:00-10:30 a.m. MST. What could be more exciting and fun than floating around in microgravity? Learn about the science and mathematics of microgravity, discover related classroom activities and materials, and learn about student experiments that have flown on NASA’s Reduced Gravity Aircraft. Presented by: Jim Christensen, Iowa ERC
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.