The Sun Poster – Version D
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Version D of the Sun installment of our solar system poster series.
The posters are best printed on 11x17 paper. Several download options are available in the column on the right.
About the image: The Sun blew out a coronal mass ejection along with part of a solar filament on Feb. 24, 2015, as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Credit: NASA/SDO
On the Back
The Sun is a yellow dwarf star, a hot ball of glowing gases at the heart of our solar system.
Its gravity holds the solar system together, keeping everything – from the biggest planets to the smallest particles of debris – in its orbit. The connection and interactions between the Sun and Earth drive the seasons, ocean currents, weather, climate, radiation belts and auroras. Though it is special to us, there are billions of stars like our Sun scattered across the Milky Way galaxy.
The Sun has many names in many cultures. The Latin word for Sun is “sol,” which is the main adjective for all things Sun-related: solar.
Explore the Sun in depth at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/sun