# Firefly

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/firefly/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/firefly/Firefly.glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/firefly/Firefly.glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

Firefly is a small satellite mission with big plans. The size of a football, Firefly will study the most powerful natural particle accelerator on the Earth: lightning. In addition to the tremendous heat, light, and noise generated near the Earth’s surface, lightning can also generate powerful beams of electrons and gamma-rays, which can be observed \[…\]