Schematic illustration showing the surface of the Sun, the photosphere. Rising packets of hot gas in the outermost third of the Sun give rise to the p

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Schematic illustration showing the surface of the Sun, the photosphere. Rising packets of hot gas in the outermost third of the Sun give rise to the patchwork pattern of grain-like cells on the surface, known as the solar granulation.

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Size: 3778px × 4625px
Photo credit: © MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: art, artwork, astronomical, astronomy, convection, cutaway, diagram, earth, flare, granulation, illustration, photosphere, prominence, schematic, solar, space, spicules, spots, sun, sunspots, surface, system