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Coronal mass ejection

Sun spitting out a coronal mass ejection (CME) 2013 coronagraph

The SOHO satellite (Solar Heliospheric Observatory) captured these images of the Sun spitting out a coronal mass ejection (CME) on 15 March 2013. This type of image is known as a coronagraph.

Rights: ESA&NASA/SOHO
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