The Northern Lights are caused when particles thrown off the surface of the sun collide with the atmosphere of the Earth.

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)

The Northern Lights are caused when particles thrown off the surface of the sun collide with the atmosphere of the Earth.

Fairbanks Alaska

Author(s)Adrian Jones
Author CompanyIntegration and Application Network
Date Created2004-09-07
AlbumEcosystems > Meteorology/Climate
TypePhoto
Dimensions3072 x 2048
Filesize4.4 MB
Number of Downloads432
Filetype(s) JPG
LicenseAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Required AttributionAdrian Jones, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library)