What is a key difference between a flare and an erupting prominence?

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What is a key difference between a flare and an erupting prominence?

2007-03-29 13:27:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Hi. Both are caused by magnetic fields, but the flare does not stay close to the surface while the erupting prominence can form a huge arch of gas which falls back to the surface. http://www-solar.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~alan/sun_course/Introduction/Erupting_prominence_II.html

2007-03-29 13:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋