# Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON)

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

- 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/ionospheric-connection-explorer-(icon)/Ionospheric%20Connection%20Explorer%20(ICON).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/ionospheric-connection-explorer-(icon)/Ionospheric%20Connection%20Explorer%20(ICON).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.

The Ionospheric Connection Explorer will study the frontier of space: the dynamic zone high in our atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather above. In this region, the tenuous gases are anything but quiet, as a mix of neutral and charged particles travel through in giant winds. These winds can change on a \[…\]