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> The Sun seen by SDO - March 2012

The Sun seen by SDO - March 2012

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: a-sol02-40028

Image Size 300 DPI: 34 * 34 cm

On March 2, 2012, a giant eruption of solar material exploded up off the surface of the right side of the sun, as captured in this image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Known as a prominence eruption, most of the material usually falls right back down on to the sun.

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2012 - ASTRONOMY - ERUPTION - GLOBAL VIEW - PROMINENCE - SDO - SOLAR FLARE - STAR - SUN - ULTRAVIOLET - UV -