Using data from three different satellites, scientists have developed new models that recreate, in 3-D, CMEs and shocks, separately. This movie illustrates the recreation of a CME and shock that erupted from the Sun on March 7, 2011. The pink lines show the CME structure and the yellow lines show the structure of the shock - a side effect of the CME that can spark space weather events around Earth.
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NASA ID
GSFC_20180309_CME_m12890_3DCME
Date Created
March 9, 2018
Center
GSFC
Media Type
video
Location
Goddard Space Flight Center
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