• Question: how hot is the sun?

    Asked by We11kat2015 to Sheona on 16 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Sheona Masterton

      Sheona Masterton answered on 16 Nov 2015:


      It’s something like 15 million degrees Celsius in the centre, and drops to around 2 million degrees in it’s upper layer. A bit toasty for a sun tan I reckon!

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