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• In solar-terrestrial terms, of the white-light corona (that is, the corona seen by the eye at a total solar eclipse), that portion which is caused by sunlight scattered by electrons in the hot outer atmosphere of the sun.

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  K Corona. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/k-corona.

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  "K Corona." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/k-corona.

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