Red sprite over Mexico, ISS photograph C026/4211

Red sprite over Mexico, ISS photograph

Código da imagem : C026/4211
Dimensões : 5.123 X 3.410 pixels
Orientação : horizontal

Data do upload no fornecedor : 30/09/2015
Tamanho máximo não comprimido : 50,0MB

Pauta:	Red sprite over Mexico, ISS photograph
Título:	Red sprite over Mexico, ISS photograph
Descrição:	Red sprite over Mexico. Astronaut photograph showing an orbital view of thunderstorms over the city lights of southern Mexico, with a cluster of bright red and purple streamers of a red sprite seen rising above a blue-white flash of lightning (right). Red sprites are very brief flashes of optical activity that are associated with powerful lightning. They are the result of electrical discharges that can extend as high as 90 kilometres into the atmosphere, with the brightest region usually around altitudes of 40-45 miles (65-75 km). Sprites don't last very long, around 3-10 milliseconds at most. Photographed from the International Space Station (ISS) on 10th August 2015.
Coleção:	Science Photo Library
Crédito:	NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ Fotoarena
Disponibilidade:	imediata
Direito de uso:	Direito controlado
Autorização do(a) modelo:	não
Autorização da propriedade:	não

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