coronal hole

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English

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Diagram of a star with two helmet streamers (A) and a coronal hole (B)

Noun

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coronal hole (plural coronal holes)

  1. (astrophysics) A region in the corona of a star where magnetic field lines extend out into space, allowing solar wind to escape.

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