What is a Prominence?

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A prominence is something that bulges of projects outward from a surface. This word can be used to describe a characteristic of a bone or to describe mountains and hills.
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A prominence is a big, bright characteristic extending outwards from the suns surface. It is most often in a loop shape. It is visible during a total solar eclipse.
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