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    4. what are the seething convective cells on the suns surface called
    what are the seething convective cells on the suns surface called

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      The Sun's photosphere is composed of convection cells called granules, rising columns of superheated (5,800°C) plasma averaging about 1,000 kilometres in diameter. The plasma cools as it rises and descends in the narrow spaces between the granules.


      Source >>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convection_cell

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