Solar tsunami

[epicstruggle]

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/061208_solar_tsunami.html
Incredible. I never imagined tsunamis even occured on the surface of the sun.

epic

 

[AlNom]

Danger! Danger Will Robinson!



That's one huge wave. Surfs up

Yo momma's soooo phat...

 

[Frank]

Yes, the weather on the Sun is pretty agressive. If the Earth would be around there, I think it would be pulverized pretty fast.

 

[l15741]

Wow, I couldn't imagine the speed required to circle the sun in a few minutes...

 

[jamesnmandy]

Wow, I couldn't imagine the speed required to circle the sun in a few minutes...

imagine how fast those particles in the sloar flare are moving when they say it takes only minutes for them to get from the sun to earth !!

 

[London Geezer]

imagine how fast those particles in the sloar flare are moving when they say it takes only minutes for them to get from the sun to earth !!

... uhm the speed of light, or really close maybe?


Oh it was a rhethorical question...

 

[AlNom]

think fast

 

[LunchBox]

Wow!

that is really cool!

 

[KimB]

A wave traveling at the speed of light would take about 7 seconds to reach the other side of the sun, so it's at least a significant fraction of the speed of light. I'll have to look up these Moreton waves and see what they are.