Science and Exploration

Quiet Corona and Upper Transition Region of the Sun

By Keith Cowing
December 31, 2013
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Quiet Corona and Upper Transition Region of the Sun
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Image at 171 Angstrom
NASA

This image, taken on Dec. 31, 2013 by the AIA instrument on NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory at 171 Angstrom, shows the current conditions of the quiet corona and upper transition region of the Sun.

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