Category:Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor
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X-ray/γ-ray detectors on the International Space Station to observe the upper atmosphere in order to study sprites, jets and elves and terrestrial gamma-ray flashes in connection with thunderstorms | |||||
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English: The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) surveys severe thunderstorms in Earth’s atmosphere and upper-atmospheric lightning, or transient luminous events. These include sprites, flashes caused by electrical break-down in the mesosphere; the blue jet, a discharge from cloud tops upward into the stratosphere; and ELVES, concentric rings of emissions caused by an electromagnetic pulse in the ionosphere.
Media in category "Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor"
The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
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ASIM and HDEV installed outside the Columbus module at the ISS (ISS057E055411).jpg 4,928 × 2,768; 930 KB
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ASIM being prepared for launch.jpg 3,888 × 2,592; 916 KB
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ASIM in Dragon.jpg 4,425 × 3,997; 2.52 MB
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ASIM installed outside the Columbus module at the ISS (ISS057E055411) (cropped).jpg 2,640 × 1,485; 639 KB