Sun  ID: 11942

NASA On Air: NASA's SDO Catches Arching Solar Eruption (7/2/2015)

Released on July 2, 2015
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LEAD: NASA caught a spectacular solar eruption this June.

1. The solar explosion threw out a giant cloud of solar material.

2. The activity is shown here in ultraviolet light that has been colorized in red.

TAG: The surface temperature of the sun is over 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

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Howard Joe Witte (ADNET): Lead Producer
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Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
NASA Science >> Sun
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Coronal Mass Ejections

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0