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NASA satellite record solar flare (VIDEO)

Washington, USA - The Sun had a rash of medium intensity with coronal mass ejection

The NASA satellite SDO (Solar Dynamic System) that controls the Sun activity reported yesterday an impressive solar flare: a unique radiation storm for which we could then observe the luminous plasma and sun high-energy particles that moving at a speed of 1400 kilometers per second; moreover in some areas observed, the temperature was just below 80,000 K (about 79.000 and 700 degrees Celsius). According...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1130673
Rome, Italy, 06/10/2011 11:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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