(Animation) Visualization of Sun's Magnetic Field (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

(Animation) Visualization of Sun's Magnetic Field

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This visualization shows the Sun's three-dimensional magnetic field during one full solar rotation. The Predictive Science researchers modeled magnetic field lines in order to calculate the presence of complex structures in the corona. View animation: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/3dmagfields.gif

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Predictive Science Inc./NASA Goddard, Joy Ng

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