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To: Red Badger
near the sun's equator

Anybody know how they determine what is the Sun's equator, since it doesn't contain any geographic features? I'm serious, I never thought of this until just now. How do we know that it doesn't wobble on an axis or something?

85 posted on 12/18/2007 12:05:21 PM PST by Hardastarboard (DemocraticUnderground.com is an internet hate site.)
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To: Hardastarboard

The “equator” of a sphere is simply the halfway point between the poles of the axis. Features on the surface are irrelevant..........


86 posted on 12/18/2007 12:08:21 PM PST by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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