PUNCH is a NASA Small Explorer (SMEX) mission to better understand how the mass and energy of the Sun’s corona become the solar wind that fills the solar system. Four suitcase-sized satellites work together to produce images of the entire inner solar system around the clock.
- To learn more about PUNCH, check the PUNCH website.
- To get started with PUNCH software, check the punch-mission repo.
- To learn how to download data, check this example.
- To ask questions, please log in to GitHub and open a discussion.
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Community contributed PUNCH-related software is listed at this link Open an issue or pull request to contribute new tools.

Above is a Level 2 image. This shows the three WFIs in a mosaic. As calibration is improved, the seams and artifacts will be reduced. Level 3 products will have the F-corona and stars subtracted.