An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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solar corona
  هورتاج، تاج ِ خورشیدی  
hurtâj, tâj-e xoršid (#)
Fr.: couronne solaire  

The outermost atmosphere of the Sun immediately above the → chromosphere, which can be seen during a total solar eclipse. It consists of hot (1-2 × 106 K), extremely tenuous gas (about 10-16 g cm-3) extending for millions of kilometer from the Sun’s surface.

See also: → solar; → corona.