Solar feature
Polar Coronal Plume
A thin, ray-like structure of denser plasma rooted in the Sun's polar regions and extending into a polar coronal hole. Plumes trace open magnetic field lines from which fast solar wind flows, and appear as delicate streaks in images of the poles.
Highlights
- ›Rays along open field in the polar coronal holes
The Sun, its layers & phenomena
Across solar physics
Knowledge connections
- Associated withThe Sun
- Associated withThe Solar Corona
- Associated withCoronal Holes
- Associated withThe Fast Solar Wind
- Associated withThe Fast Solar Wind
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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