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eruptive prominence

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eruptive prominence [i′rəp·tiv ′präm·ə·nəns]
(astronomy)
A prominence on the sun that is formed from active material above the chromosphere and reaches high altitudes on the sun at great speed.
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A satellite captured the jet of hydrogen and solar particles, known as an eruptive prominence, on camera.
FLAMING AMAZING by The Mirror (London, England)
That's the classic groundbased observation of an eruptive prominence.
Solar prominence heads back to the sun by Eberhart, J. / Science News
 
 
 
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