Three views of the Sun's surface

The three views of the Sun's surface shown here are based on measurements taken on 22 March 2023 by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission. From left to right, you see the Sun in visible light, a magnetic map of the Sun, and a map of the line-of-sight speed and direction of movement of material at the Sun's visible surface.

These are the first high-resolution full-disc views of the Sun by the spacecraft's Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) instrument. Assembled from multiple high-resolution images taken by the PHI instrument, the diameter of the Sun's disc is spanned by around 8000 pixels.

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