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Sunspot Magnetic Field Target Name:   Sun Spacecraft:   Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope Produced by:   NASA/JAXA Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  21 March 2007 Related Documents International Spacecraft Reveals Detailed Processes on the Sun Stereo Eclipse The Sun Download Options Name Type Width x Height x Frames Size VSS00033.mov Quicktime 2M Sunspots contain a strong magnetic field. Scientists believe that this magnetic field is generated by flows of plasma and gas deep below the surface of the sun, in the process called a dynamo. With Hinode, scientists discovered a new class of dynamo, referred to as a "chaotic dynamo" that is visible on the surface of the sun, called the photosphere.

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