ESA highlights Smile aurora and EarthCARE aerosols in weekly image selection
ESA’s image selection highlights an auroral substorm, volcanic aerosols and a radar view of seas affected by Typhoon Surigae.
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The European Space Agency’s week-in-images selection for 28 September to 2 October 2026 features Smile’s first ultraviolet image, which ESA says shows an auroral substorm. The selection also includes an item saying EarthCARE distinguishes volcanic aerosols. [1]
A false-colour, polarised radar image from Copernicus Sentinel-1 shows the sea surface beneath cloud cover, according to ESA’s caption. [1]
ESA says the sea conditions in the Sentinel-1 image reflect strong winds as Typhoon Surigae passed over. The caption gives no date for the image or the storm’s passage. [1]
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