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Skylab and solar explorationReview of some of the findings concerning solar structure, energy production, and heat transport obtained with the aid of the manned Skylab space station observatory launched on May 14, 1973. Among the topics discussed are the observation of thermonuclear fusion processes which cannot be simulated on earth, the observation of short-wave solar radiation not visible to observers on earth, and the investigation of energy-transport processes occurring in the photosphere, chromosphere, and corona. An apparent paradox is noted in that the cooler chromosphere is heating the hotter corona, seemingly in defiance of the second law of thermodynamics, thus suggesting that a nonthermal mechanism underlies the energy transport. Understanding of this nonthermal mechanism is regarded as an indispensable prerequisite for future development of plasma systems for terrestrial applications.
Document ID
19740033929
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Von Puttkamer, J.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Center Plans and Resources Control Office, Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: VDI-Z
Volume: 115
Issue: 17, D
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
74A16679
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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