Coronal loop
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title:
Coronal loop
text:
In solar physics, a coronal loop is a well-defined arch-like structure in the Sun's atmosphere made up of relatively dense plasma confined and isolated from the surrounding medium by magnetic flux tubes. Coronal loops begin and end at two footpoints on the photosphere and project into the transition region and lower corona. They typically form and dissipate over periods of seconds to days and may span anywhere from 1 to 1,000 megametres in length. Coronal loops are often associated with the stro
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Arch-like structure in the Sun's corona
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_loop
date created:
2007-01-28T20:22:00Z
date modified:
2024-06-22T05:49:41Z
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