Active region observed in GONG farside images and from the surface of Mars is now visible from Earth (see right panel showing GONG broadband image). This region is now assigned 14294 number. Based on image from the NASA's Perseverance Rover and GONG far side maps (white circles on the left and middle panels) the region rapidly developed on the side of Sun not visible from Earth. A rapidly growing regions may exhibit a significant flare activity, and in fact, AR14294 already produced several moderate (C-class) and major (M-class) flares. So far, the largest flare was M5.9, when the region was crossing the East limb. Based on history of the region's development, it is expected to produce more flares. Other region marked by orange box on farside and the rover's images corresponds to decaying AR14274 from previous solar rotation. Based on the rover's image, the region has decayed significantly, and it may not exhibit a strong flare activity, when crossing to the visible solar hemisphere. Still, there were limb flares in the approximate location of that region too.
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