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== Findings == [[File:Cp22liberationdaytransient.png|left|thumb|A coronal transient as seen by the SMM on May 5, 1980.]] Significantly, the SMM's ACRIM instrument package showed that contrary to expectations, the Sun is actually brighter during the [[sunspot]] cycle maximum (when the greatest number of dark 'sunspots' appear). This is because sunspots are surrounded by bright features called [[Solar facula|faculae]], which more than cancel the darkening effect of the sunspot. The major scientific findings from the SMM are presented in several review articles in a monograph.{{r|Strong_1999}}
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