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What exactly is the reason for red vs green aurora? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/askscience by /u/zed_three on 2024-10-11 21:33:29.

Everything I can find says red aurora is due to low concentrations of oxygen at higher altitude, whereas green aurora is due to higher concentrations at lower altitude. That's quite an unsatisfying explanation though.

What exactly is the mechanism for exciting different wavelengths at different altitudes?

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