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PIA04207: Black Hole in 3-D
 Target Name:  Black Hole
 Product Size:  369 x 786 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  National Institute for Fusion Science 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04207.tif (871.2 kB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04207.jpg (74.56 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

This three-dimensional illustration shows how the rotating space around a black hole twists up the magnetic field in the plasma falling toward the black hole. The black sphere at the center of the figure is the black hole itself, and the yellow region around it represents the area where space is being twisted. The red tubes depict magnetic field lines threading this twisting space, while the green ones show magnetic field lines which have not yet entered that space. This simulation was conducted using supercomputers at Japan's National Institute for Fusion Science.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
1999-11-30