chromosphere

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noun

The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere

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Synonyms

chromatosphere corona fluctosphere leucosphere plage solar corona geocorona thermopause exosphere mantle geospace homosphere alfven surface plasmapause ionosphere stratopause

Associated

photosphere coronal flares helium ultraviolet plasma stellar transition eclipse emission solar

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