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Solar E corona  

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  • A part of the solar corona defined by the emission lines of hot gases. These emission lines include the so-called forbidden lines of the strongly ionized atoms of iron, calcium, and other elements. The E corona is thinner than the K corona and the F corona. (en)

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  • E corona (en)
  • E region (en)
  • Solar E coronal region (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1990

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