Earlier this year, the four satellites of the Cluster mission passed through part of the electric circuit that causes aurorae. Their observations support the view that intense aurorae form in regions largely devoid of electrons.
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T. Newell, P. Rhythms of the auroral dance. Nature 414, 700–701 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/414700a
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