Coronal rain

Coronal rain is a phenomenon that occurs in the Sun's corona when hot plasma cools and condenses in strong magnetic fields and falls to the photosphere. It is usually associated with active regions.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Jauregui, Andres (21 February 2013). "Coronal Rain: Solar Flare Rains Fire On Sun In NASA VIDEO". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. Grossman, Lisa. "Video: Coronal Rain Shower Caught on Sun". wired.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. "NASA Video Shows Stunning Coronal Rainstorm on Sun". voanews.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. Shiga, David. "Sun's rain could explain why corona heat is insane". newscientist.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  5. O'NEILL, IAN. "The Sun's Coronal Rain Puzzle Solved". news.discovery.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  6. Antolin/Verwichte, P./ and E. (Erwin). "Transverse oscillations of loops with coronal rain observed by hinode/solar optical telescope". wrap.warwick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

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