Rare solar 'tornado' captured on camera

NASA releases rare video of stunning Earth-size tornado on the Sun

The State Column | Saturday, February 18, 2012

The U.S. space agency NASA has released a stunning image of an Earth-sized tornado on the Sun, the first video ever recorded.
In early February, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured footage of whirling tornado-like storm on the surface of the sun. The enormous mass of plasma raged for over a day and was estimated to be larger than the Earth, according to NASA astronomers.

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YouTube VIDEO:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0M8DzMyUk

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