Researchers
Create “MRI” of the Sun’s Interior Motions
July 9,
2012
A team of
scientists has created an “MRI” of the Sun’s interior plasma motions, shedding
light on how it transfers heat from its deep interior to its surface. The
result, which appears in the journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences, upends our understanding of how heat is transported outwards by the
Sun and challenges existing explanations of the formation of sunspots and
magnetic field generation.
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