Solar corona

HOW IT IS BUILT The methods behind it Solar eclipses Cosmic dust Chromosphere First ionization pote… WHAT IT CAN DO Its core abilities WHERE IT IS USED Solar atmosphere · Atmospheric optics SC learns · reasons · acts
How it's built
What it can do
Where it's used

The solar corona is the Sun's outer atmosphere, consisting of hot plasma (ionized gas) that extends millions of kilometers into space. Unlike the Sun's visible surface (photosphere), which is about 5,500 degrees Celsius, the corona mysteriously reaches temperatures of 1-3 million degrees Celsius.

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