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What is a solar storm?

June 3, 2013

Joshy William from Kottarakara, India

Das von der NASA freigegebene Bild der Sonne, fotografiert von der Raumsonde SOHO, zeigt einen Sonnensturm nahe dem Bildzentrum. Der Sturm hat Milliarden von Tonnen Sonnenmaterial ausgeworfen und eine Schockwelle über die Sonnenoberfläche gesandt. Der daraus resultierende Sonnenwind wäre stark genug, das Magnetfeld der Erde zu deformieren, aber es wird nicht erwartet, daß er Satelliten zerstören wird oder die Nachrichtenverbindungen unterbricht, da der Hauptteil am Südpol vorbei gehen wird. dpa (Achtung Bildredaktionen: Die Sonne erscheint auf diesem Satellitenbild grün.) - COLORplus - pixel
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