Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World
POLAR GATEWAYS PODCAST GALLERY
Laura Thomas guides our team through a historic tour of Simmonds Hill, the historic location of buildings used during the original International Polar Year in 1881. Laura serves as the Field and Lab Director for the Nuvuk Archaeology Project, which involves ongoing research and testing at the 1500 plus year old village of Nuvuk at modern day Point Barrow. Photo Credit - Jay Friedlander
Space Weather Fact
The fastest coronal mass ejection was recorded on August 4, 1972 and traveled from the sun to earth in 14.6 hours - a speed of nearly 10 million kilometers per hour!
