X9-Class Solar Flare of Dec. 5, 2006 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

X9-Class Solar Flare of Dec. 5, 2006

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The X9-class solar flare of Dec. 5, 2006, observed by the Solar X-Ray Imager aboard NOAA's GOES-13 satellite.

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NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center

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