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plage (pläzh): see chromosphere chromosphere [Gr.,=color sphere], layer of rarefied, transparent gases in the solar atmosphere; it measures 6,000 mi (9,700 km) in thickness and lies between the photosphere (the sun's visible surface) and the corona (its outer atmosphere).
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plage [pläzh]
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One of the luminous areas that appear in the vicinity of sunspots or disturbed areas on the sun; they may be seen distinctively in spectroheliograms taken in the calcium K line.
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