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Moreton wave

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Also known as tsunami solar

chromospheric signature of a large-scale solar coronal shock wave. generated by solar flares, discovered by Gail Moreton and Harry E. Ramsey in 1959

Wikidata facts

Subclass of
shock wave
Image
Solar tsunami.jpg
Speed
1000
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has cause
solar flare
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