Sun Facts!

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Temperature of the sun: 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit!

Radius of the sun: 696,000 km

Mass of the sun: 1.99 e30 kg

Time for Rotation: 25-35 days

Size of the sun compared to earth: sun is over 100 times larger!

Distance from the sun to earth: 150 million km

Time for light to travel from the sun to earth: 8.5 minutes

What the sun is made up of: 70% hydrogen & 28% helium

 

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