Successive X-class flares and coronal mass ejections driven by shearing motion and sunspot rotation in active region NOAA 12673

We present a clear case study on the occurrence of two successive X-class flares including a decade-class flare (X9.3) and two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) triggered by shearing motion and sunspot rotation in active region NOAA 12673 on 2017 September 6. A shearing motion between the main sunspots with opposite... Show more