A colossal “volcanic canyon” has recently formed on the surface of the Sun, described as being twice the width of the United States and nearly eight Earths long when lined up side by side.
According to Live Science, this vast fire valley was formed following a massive plasma explosion that occurred on the evening of Halloween (October 31). Scientists believe this serves as a reminder that the Sun is reaching its “peak explosion”, which is the most active phase in its 11-year cycle.
The terrifying explosion that created the Sun’s new “volcanic canyon” – (Image: NASA/ESA).
Data from observatories indicates that in the final hours of Halloween, a large ionized plasma loop developed in the southern hemisphere of our parent star.
This quickly became unstable, bursting and launching a powerful stream of plasma into space.
When the intense explosion subsided, a massive canyon was formed.
Significantly larger than Earth’s rift valleys, it measures approximately 10,000 km in width and is ten times longer. This length is nearly equivalent to eight times the diameter of Earth.
This plasma canyon is both 50 times wider and longer than the famous Valles Marineris on Mars.
This is not the first time such “volcanic canyons” have opened on the Sun following intense explosions.
In April 2022, a canyon twice as long appeared. In September of the same year, another even more terrifying trench, extending up to 385,000 km, was formed after a monstrous explosion. Both canyons from 2022 were about 20,000 km deep, which is 1,800 times deeper than the Mariana Trench.
These phenomena will become increasingly frequent and intense as the Sun approaches the peak of its activity cycle, a process in which the magnetic field lines of the star begin to become tangled.
The magnetic field lines act as “tethers” for plasma. Therefore, the chaos allows “plasma bombs” the opportunity to be released.
This is also responsible for some of the anomalous structures that NASA and ESA (the U.S. and European space agencies) have recently observed. For example, a tornado measuring 14 times the diameter of Earth, a bizarre plasma waterfall raining fire onto the surface…
