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    • A solar prominence on the sun.
    Rights: Public domain Published 10 June 2008, Updated 25 September 2024 Size: 1 MB Referencing Hub media

    A solar prominence is a cloud of gas held just above the surface of the sun by its magnetic field.

    Image courtesy of Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio and the Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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