Sun ID: 3919

Solar Tornados as Seen by SDO (February 7, 2012)

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on March 7, 2012

A tornado-like structure is observed coming over the limb of the Sun (upper left quadrant) by SDO.

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Michael Starobin (HTSI): Producer

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Mission:
SDO

Data Used:

JOINT SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER - 2012-02-07T08:00:00 to 2012-02-08T23:00:00 @ 36s samples

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Five Years of Solar Dynamics Observatory

Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Sun-earth Interactions >> Solar Activity >> Solar Ultraviolet
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> Heliophysics
SVS >> Corona
NASA Science >> Sun
SVS >> Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging
SVS >> EUV Imaging

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0