The new computer simulations are based on a magnetic field structure that is often associated with prominences: the magnetic field lines in the corona form a double arc with a small dip in the middle.
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New model decodes the Sun’s prominences—floating mountains of plasma larger than Earth
Scientists from Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) have produced the most realistic simulations yet of solar prominences and how they form and evolve. These dramatic ...
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