Touch the Sun: A NASA Braille Book (2005)
Chapter: 4. Erupting Prominences
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Suggested Citation:
"4. Erupting Prominences." Noreen Grice. 2005. Touch the Sun: A NASA Braille Book. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press.
doi: 10.17226/11219.
Figure 4.
Erupting Prominences
Prominences are found in the outermost layer of the Sun, called the corona, and are made of hot gases trapped on magnetic fields. If you have ever played with a magnet, you’ve felt attractive or repulsive magnetic forces.
Prominences can form arch-like shapes. Sometimes a prominence can form a complete arch as the gases fall back onto the Sun.
Suggested Citation:
"4. Erupting Prominences." Noreen Grice. 2005. Touch the Sun: A NASA Braille Book. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press.
doi: 10.17226/11219.
Suggested Citation:
"4. Erupting Prominences." Noreen Grice. 2005. Touch the Sun: A NASA Braille Book. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press.
doi: 10.17226/11219.
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