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Thursday, February 10, 2011

There's a Hole in the Sun! : Discovery News

READ MORE: There's a Hole in the Sun! : Discovery News:
"And it's leaking plasma into space...

This rather dramatic photograph of the sun was taken on Feb. 1 by the Japanese-led Hinode (pronounced hi-node-ay) solar mission currently orbiting the Earth. The 5-year old spacecraft can see the sun in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and X-ray wavelengths, so it is especially adept at seeing multi-million degree solar plasma.

In this image, two large dark 'coronal holes' can be seen."

Hinode

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