Cold Dense Solar Material (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Cold Dense Solar Material

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A filament of cold dense solar material moved toward the front of a Jan. 20, 2005, coronal mass ejection, which led to an unusually large amount of solar material funneling into near-Earth space during a Jan. 21 solar storm.

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Janet Kozyra

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