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• solar prominence — Astron. prominence (def. 3). * * * Arched stream of hot gas projecting from the Sun s surface into the chromosphere or corona. Prominences can be hundreds of thousands of miles long and can be seen with the unaided eye during a total eclipse.… …   Universalium

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• Coronal loop — Typical coronal loops observed by TRACE Coronal loops form the basic structure of the lower corona and transition region of the Sun. These highly structured and elegant loops are a direct consequence of the twisted solar magnetic flux within the… …   Wikipedia

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