03 Solar System 太阳系.pptVIP

太阳的归宿 红巨星——白矮星——黑矮星 The end * Sun does rotate. But since the Sun is made of gas, different parts of it rotate at different speeds. Near the Suns equator, it completes one rotation every 27 Earth days. But near the poles, its about 31 Earth days. This is called differential rotation. When a typical comet approaches the Sun it takes on a characteristic appearance. The icy material in the nucleus warms up and begins to evaporate. A tenuous cloud of gas and dust - the coma - forms which can extend millions of km from the nucleus. Transparent tails become visible; the gas or ion tail is composed o