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Corona
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Outermost part of solar atmosphere
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Least dense part of solar
atmosphere
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Made up of highly ionized
atoms
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Beginning of solar wind
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About as bright as the full
moon
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Visible with coronagraph
or during lunar eclipse
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Temperature increases
with altitude
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cause of increase unknown
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Corona emits X-rays
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