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The Sun's Chromosphere Target Name:   Sun Spacecraft:   Hinode Solar Optical Telescope Produced by:   Hinode JAXA/NASA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  11 November 2006 Related Documents International Spacecraft Reveals Detailed Processes on the Sun Stereo Eclipse The Sun Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size VSS00029.jpg JPEG 640 x 309 54K VSS00029.jpg JPEG 2043 x 985 1M Taken by Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope on Nov. 11, 2006, this image reveals the fine scale structure in the chromosphere that extends outward above the top of the convection cells, or granulation, of the photosphere. The structure results from the interaction of hot ionized gas with the magnetic field.

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