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Re:Sun's surface seen in new detail by puzzledobserver on Thursday January 30, 2020 @08:43AM (#22191212)
Does that mean that the material within those structures is moving at supersonic speeds? The video makes it look almost serene.

I wonder what the speed of sound is in the solar medium, at the ambient temperature and pressure.

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Re:Sun's surface seen in new detail by drjesusphd on Thursday January 30, 2020 @11:39AM (#22192707)
About 7000 m/s on the surface.
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