Our View of the Sun
Basic facts about the Sun and its layers; part of an educational web site... The most interesting feature of the chromosphere and corona is that they are...
About the Corona
solar eclipse photo showing corona The outermost layer of the Sun is called the corona or the crown. The corona is very thin and faint and is therefore very...
Surfing for Sunbeams: The Corona is Hot
One way the corona can be studied is by using X-ray sensing satellites. This is because the corona is the only layer of the Sun that is hot enough to emit...
Space Technology 5
The outermost atmospheric layer is the corona, which gets really hot,... However, the Sun's outermost atmospheric layer is much hotter than its surface...
StarGazers — Resources
The structure of the Sun is separated into several regions: Interior,... Between the Chromosphere and the Corona is a thin, irregular layer that is poorly...
The Sun - Enchanted Learning Software
The Corona: This is the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere. The corona extends for millions of miles and the temperatures are tremendous, reaching one...
