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Van Gogh could have painted this

Why is the corona hotter than the surface beneath it? Vincent van Gogh’s painting techniques may hold the answer.

These images, developed by solar scientists Nicholeen Viall, may help us find the answer. Each stroke contains thousands of pixels with information about the cooling and heating process of specific spots on the sun.

 

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