Solar Rotation
Date: 29 August 1997
Satellite: SOHO
Depicts: Solar Interior
Copyright: Stanford University
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The rotation of the solar sphere. Red color represents faster-than-average flows, yellow is slower, and blue is slower yet. The bulk of the sun rotates at a rate colored between yellow and the orange-red color at about 30 degrees latitude.
Last Update: 1 September 2019