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THE SUN IS THE CLOSEST STAR TO THE EARTH. IT IS 93,000, MILES AWAY FROM THE EARTH. THE SUN IS A MASS OF GASES THAT IS HEATED BY NUCLEAR FUSION REACTIONS. THE SUN IS MADE OF HOT GASES. THE SUN'S SURFACE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 10,000 TO 11,000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IN THE CORE OF THE SUN, ATOMS HAVE THE ENERGY. THE SUN'S DIAMETER IS 875,000 MILES ACROSS. THE SUN COULD HOLD OVER 1,000,000 EARTHS. THESE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT THE SUN!
THE SUN HAS MANY DIFFERENT PARTS TO IT. FIRST, THE CORONA IS THE OUTER ATMOSPHERE OF THE SUN. NEXT, THE CHROMOSPHERE ,THE OUTER LAYER OF THE SUN, EXTENDS OUT TO A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES BUT IS ONLY SEEN DURING A TOTAL ECLIPSE. IRREGULAR CLOUDS OF GAS ERUPT FROM THE CHROMOSPHERE.
THE SUNSPOTS ARE DARK PATCHES AND ARE COOLER THEN THE SURFACE 3,600 DEGREES F (1,800 DEGREES C). FLARES DISRUPT RADIO COMMUNICATION AND CAUSE MAGNETIC STORMS ON EARTH.
