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helioseismology
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helioseismology [‚hē·lē·ō‚sīz′mäl·ə·jē]
(astronomy)
The analysis of wave motions of the solar surface to determine the structure of the sun's interior.


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The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI), designed in collaboration with Professor Philip Scherrer, HMI Principal Investigator, and other scientists at Stanford University, studies the origin of solar variability and attempts to characterize and understand the Sun's interior and magnetic activity.
The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager maps solar magnetic fields and looks beneath the sun's opaque surface.
Two RAD6000 radiation-hardened computers aboard NASA's Atmospheric Imaging Assembly and the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager payloads will process large volumes of scientific data and manage the satellite's directional orientation.
 
 
 
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