The above image shows a prominence mostly in the ____________ atmospheric layer of the Sun. Because of the far-ultraviolet (FUV) image, we know the _____________ layer of the Sun's atmosphere is shown.

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The image shows a prominence, which is a feature of the corona layer of the Sun's atmosphere. Additionally, the image is taken using far-ultraviolet (FUV) light, which is only able to penetrate the lower corona and the chromospheric layer, but not the photospheric layer. Therefore, we can eliminate options A and B, leaving us with options C and D. The fact that the image shows a prominence confirms that it is the corona layer, so the answer is D, corona and chromospheric.

The Above Image Shows a Prominence Mostly in the ____________