The Quiet Sun
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General Characteristics
Vital Statistics
Conditions Deep in the Sun
The Sun's Energy Source & the Solar Core
Radiative Zone
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Photosphere
Internal Pressure, Density & Temperature
Total Solar Irradiance
Differential Solar Rotation
Global Solar Oscillations & Helioseismology
Chromosphere
Transition Region
Corona
Energy Transport through the System
The Solar Wind
Viewing the Sun in Different Wavelengths
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