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Sun-Earth Day 2009: Our Sun Yours to Discover.

Sun-Earth Day 2009: Our Sun Yours to Discover

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CORONAL HOLE A giant coronal hole appears on the sun on January 8 ,2002. (SOHO-EIT)
CORONAL HOLE

A giant coronal hole appears on the sun on January 8 ,2002. (SOHO-EIT)

NASA Fact

On April 8, 1947, the largest sunspot in modern history reached its maximum size of over 330 times Earth's area.