Corona

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Term: Corona
Definition:

The outermost atmospheric region of the Sun or a star,
characterized by ionization temperatures above 10^5 K.
The solar corona starts at about 2100 km above the
photosphere; there is no generally defined upper limit.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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