In 1991, Iijima initially described the nanotubes’ structure as helical microtubules of graphitic carbon ... it is possible to construct a large diversity of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) ...

With one solar radius being 695,700 kilometers (432,288 miles), the structure extended up to 2,087,100 kilometers (1,296,864 miles). The twisting flow is driven by a phenomenon known as Alfvén waves.