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哈雷 1656~1742 Halleys Comet on March 8, 1986 最早记录：公元前1057年（周武王伐纣之年） 西方最早记录：1682年 回归周期：76年 上次回归：1986年 下次回归：2061年 An image of A meteor shower in Joshua Tree National Park, California Aug. 11, 2007 Eta Aquarids meteor shower * This color view of a mineral vein called Homestake comes from Opportunitys panoramic camera. Opportunity examined it in November 2011 and found it to be rich in calcium and sulfur, possibly the calcium-sulfate mineral gypsum Chinese Mars-exploration space probe,Yinghuo-1, 11, 2011 The Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity rover. The MSL was launched November 26, 2011, and is scheduled to land on Mars August 6 and 20, 2012 类木行星（Jovian planet, 气体巨行星Gas Giant） The Solar Systems four gas giants against the Sun, to scale A composite Cassini-Huygens image of Jupiter Approximate size comparison of Earth and Jupiter Saturn imaged by the Cassini orbiter A rough comparison of the sizes of Saturn and Earth. Saturn storm circles planet Uranus presented a nearly featureless disk to Voyager 2 Size comparison of Earth and Uranus Neptune from Voyager 2 with Great Dark Spot at left A size comparison of Neptune and Earth Computer-generated map of Pluto from Hubble images, synthesised true colour and among the highest resolutions possible with current technology Plutos volume is about 0.6% that of Earth 1. Core 2. Radiative zone 3. Convective zone 4. Photosphere 5. Chromosphere 6. Corona 7. Sunspot 8. Granules 9. Prominence An illustration of the structure of the sun During a total solar eclipse, the solar corona can be seen with the naked eye, during the brief period of totality. Taken by Hinodes Solar Optical Telescope on January 12, 2007, this image of the Sun reveals the filamentary nature of the plasma connecting regions of different magnetic polarity. Limb Flare A star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. NASA/ESA image Artists depiction of the life cycle of a Sun-like star A comparison between the white dwarf IK Pegasi B (center), its A-class compa