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and liftoff of the atlas 5 with the

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solar dynamics observatory on february

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11 2010

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nasa launched a unique spacecraft called

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the solar dynamics observatory or sdo

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its mission to help scientists study

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solar activity to improve forecasts of

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how the sun affects earth

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sdo has started to deliver on that goal

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yielding images of the sun that have

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astonished scientists first images are

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now in hand

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and these are truly spectacular and they

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show the details of our sun that have

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not been available to us before in a

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comprehensive and a multi-dimensional

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manner sdo is the most advanced

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spacecraft ever designed to study the

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sun and its dynamic behavior the

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spacecraft can produce images with

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clarity 10 times better than high

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definition television and provide more

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comprehensive science data faster than