To: grey_whiskers
The sun rotates, slower than the earth it degrees a day but then it is much larger. The axis of its roration is nearly perpendicular to the plane of the orbits of the major planets, but is "off" by about 7 degrees from perfectly vertical. The speed of the rotation varies with the latitude, being fastest at the equator and slower at the poles. (Remember the sun surface is gas, like an atmosphere, not solid). The rotational period is about 25 days at the equator and about 36 days at the poles.
33 posted on
02/24/2008 11:56:02 AM PST by
JasonC
To: JasonC
“in” degrees per day - and “rotation” - darn typos, sorry for any confusion.
35 posted on
02/24/2008 12:12:03 PM PST by
JasonC
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