Sunya Posted May 3, 2010 (edited) http://gizmodo.com/5012347/nasa-scientists-make-magnetic-fields-visible-beautiful  WOWZERS  Edited May 3, 2010 by mikaelz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) That is fantastic! Â I wouldn't want to have to pay their electric bill though. Â Peace & Love! Edited May 4, 2010 by Marblehead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted May 4, 2010 Pay the electric bill of UC Berkeley? I'm sure that they'd love the private donation! I'll pray at Director Blum for your enlightenment. Â Mars has a very sparse magnetic field that does not cover the entire planet. The strongest region of the magnetic field is located in the southern hemisphere at 180 degrees right ascension and approximately 45 degrees south declination. Â Any manned missions to Mars would land in this area to receive some benefit from the magnetic field. The Electris region of Mars is named because of the magnetic field that has been observed with orbital instrumentation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaoChild Posted May 4, 2010 Erm.. I don't believe those were visible magnetic fields. Pretty sure it's just a documentary with special effects overlapping a real time video -- especially since they were talking a lot about "What magnetic fields would look like" . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted May 4, 2010 Mars has a very sparse magnetic field that does not cover the entire planet. The strongest region of the magnetic field is located in the southern hemisphere at 180 degrees right ascension and approximately 45 degrees south declination. Â This is generally considered the reason why Mars lost its atmosphere during its early life. Without the magnetic field the solar winds blow the atmosphere away. Â Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machin Shin Posted May 5, 2010 Erm.. I don't believe those were visible magnetic fields. Pretty sure it's just a documentary with special effects overlapping a real time video -- especially since they were talking a lot about "What magnetic fields would look like" . I agree. It was a production put together by students at berkeley about what working in the lab is like. I liked the green ever expanding field sequence! It shows how an organized field generating structure displaces random magnetic phenomena. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
