Zooming in on a solar switchback (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

Zooming in on a solar switchback

Caption

The switchback spotted by Solar Orbiter in 2022 (bright blue-white feature extending to the left). The observation confirmed them to be S-shaped.

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ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI & Metis Teams and D. Telloni et al. (2022)

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