
This EIT 171 image shows a wide variety of loops and active regions (lighter areas on the surface). Taken on November 9, 1998. The 171 filter shows emission from 8 and 9 times ionized iron at about 1 million degrees C. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SOHO/ESA To learn more go to the SOHO website: <a href="http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/home.html" rel="nofollow">sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/home.html</a> To learn more about NASA's Sun Earth Day go here: <a href="http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2010/index.php" rel="nofollow">sunearthday.nasa.gov/2010/index.php</a>
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GSFC_20171208_Archive_e002112
Date Created
December 8, 2017
Center
GSFC
Media Type
image
Location
Greenbelt, MD
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