The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)

  • Released Monday, September 10, 2007
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SDO is designed to help us understand the Sun's influence on Earth and Near-Earth space by studying the solar atmosphere on small scales of space and time and in many wavelengths simultaneously.

This animation of the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows it above the earth as it faces toward the Sun.

This animation shows SDO coming out of the darkness.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

This page was originally published on Monday, September 10, 2007.
This page was last updated on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 4:13 PM EDT.

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