By comparison, Mercury averages around 0.39 AU from the Sun.

ESA also provided anannotated version of the videoto explain the various features, but heres a breakdown.

Coronal rain can also be seen among the erupting plasma streams.

This single image from the video shows a small eruption on the Sun, and by “small” we mean an eruption the same size as Earth.

This single image from the video shows a small eruption on the Sun, and by “small” we mean an eruption the same size as Earth.Screenshot: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team

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