Beautiful Details of a Solar Corona

29 01 2010

The magnetic outer-atmosphere of the Sun is actually a hundred times hotter than the Sun’s surface (which in turn is hotter that the Sun’s core).  Scientists still don’t understand why this is the case but that doesn’t stop it from being gorgeous!

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