A new UKSP nugget – 22. A huge solar tornado observed by SDO/AIA

22. A huge solar tornado observed by Solar Dynamic Observatory
by Xing Li, Huw Morgan, Drew Leonard and Lauren Jeska, Aberystwyth University

A solar twister appears as mass and magnetic flux are injected into the corona

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UKSP Nuggets are published on a monthly basis highlighting solar physics research in the UK.

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Iain Hannah and Lyndsay Fletcher

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