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The moon has no atmosphere, so it has no auroras.

Auroras need oxygen and nitrogen atoms to emit light when they are ionized when struck by solar wind particles.

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What causes auroras on Earth?

The suns radiation hitting our atmosphere


Why dont you see auroras on the moon?

The moon has an extremely weak electromagnetic field, so solar wind does not get caught in it like it does in Earth's. Even if the moon did have a substantial electromagnetic field, it has no atmosphere for the solar wind to react with to produce auroras.


What out-of-this-world event causes auroras to appear on earth?

Solar winds are the out-of-this-world event that cause auroras to appear on earth. Auroras can happen near both the north and the south poles.


How does solar wind cause auroras?

Solar wind causes auroras because atoms go through water droplets in clouds. They act as prisms (the raindrops) and this causes the billowing, beautiful Aurora Borealis.


Why don't we see auroras on the moon?

The auroras we see on Earth are a result of Earth's magnetic field funneling high-energy particles from the sun into Earth's upper atmosphere, where excited electrons in gas molecules create a glow. The moon has no magnetic field and no atmosphere.


What produces Auroras?

Atoms being excited by cosmic particles/rays and emitting energy when they relax.


What causes an engine rattle in a 1999 Oldsmobile when accelerating?

Auroras use only premioum gass


How do Auroras develop?

Auroras occur in the mesospere.


How do auroras appear in the night sky?

Auroras appears in the night sky by atoms and molecules. Auroras is lights in the sky.


What real motion of the moon causes the pattern of moon phases?

the rotation of the moon causes the pattern of the moon phase.


What out of this event causes auroras to appear on earth?

It is proven not to be an out-of this world event.... it is more like the ozone layer braking up to cause it's particalls to make dust residues in the sky and the moon/sun light make it glow..... Hope this helped


When was The Auroras of Autumn created?

The Auroras of Autumn was created in 1950-09.

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