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Chorus keeps the diffuse aurora humming

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The origin of the diffuse aurora, whose beauty and intensity pale beside those of the famous aurora borealis, has remained controversial. A convincing explanation for this auroral display is now at hand. See Letter p.943

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Figure 1: Spot the diffuse aurora.

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  1. Patrick T. Newell is at the Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland 20723, USA. patrick.newell@jhuapl.edu ,

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