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Bolts of Blue

Cameras and sensors on the International Space Station have been helping scientists to characterize the natural light shows produced at the tops of thunderstorms.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Neubert, T. et al. (2021). Astronaut video (still) courtesy of ESA, NASA, and DTU Space. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published February 10, 2021
Data acquired February 26, 2019

Sources:
ISS
ISS > Digital Camera
Collection:
Astronaut Photography