SLICING UP OUR STAR

1 SOLAR CORE

Temperature:

Over 15 million degrees Celsius (27 million degrees Fahrenheit) Density:

150 grams per cubic centimetre

2 RADIATIVE ZONE

Temperature:

1.9 million degrees Celsius (3.5 million degrees Fahrenheit) Density:

From 20 to 0.2 grams per cubic centimetre

3 CONVECTIVE ZONE

Temperature:

1.6 million to 5,540 degrees Celsius (3 million to 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit) Density:

2x10-7 grams per cubic centimetre

4 PHOTOSPHERE

Temperature:

5,540 degrees Celsius (10,000 degrees Fahrenheit) Density:

10-9 grams per cubic centimetre

5 CHROMOSPHERE

Temperature:

5,540 to 20,000 degrees Celsius (10,000 to 36,000 degrees Fahrenheit) Density:

10-12 grams per cubic centimetre

6 TRANSITION ZONE

Temperature:

22,200 to 1 million degrees Celsius (40,000 to 1.8 million degrees Fahrenheit) Density:

2x10-13 grams per cubic centimetre

7 CORONA

Temperature:

1.1 to 1.6 million degrees Celsius (2 to 3 million degrees Fahrenheit) Density:

10-16 grams per cubic centimetre