Yohkoh Reveals Site of Solar Flare Energy Release
JAN 01, 1995
DOI: 10.1063/1.2807864
It may look like a Volkswagen Beetle on a hill, but the surprising observation1 shown here—specifically the uppermost set of white contours—has solar physicists cruising toward one of their primary goals: unraveling the mysteries of solar flares. This image of a flare was made by a team of Japanese researchers using the Yohkoh satellite (see
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