Coronal Rain (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Coronal Rain

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Mason's article analyzed three observations of Raining Null-Point Topologies, or RNTPs, a previously overlooked magnetic structure shown here in two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light. The coronal rain observed in these comparatively small magnetic loops suggests that the corona may be heated within a far more restricted region than previously expected.

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Credits: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory/Emily Mason

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