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At the time of the reported crash the Sun was just at the peak of its sunspot cycle and that year, 1947, the largest sunspot ever recorded on the surface of the Sun appeared, lasting for months, an event that may not have been built into any orbital equation. If you look at the graph below you will see how large it was and how much larger it was over any previous time or since:
Originally posted by Faiol
well, the best thing would be to research all the recent earthquakes and to get information on sunspots
[edit on 14-1-2010 by Faiol]
The part of the mantle near the crust, about 50-100 km down, is especially soft and plastic, and is called the asthenosphere. The mantle and crust above are cool enough to be tough and elastic, and are known as the lithosphere. A heavy load on the crust, like an ice cap, large glacial lake, or mountain range, can bend the lithosphere down into the asthenosphere, which can flow out of the way. The load will sink until it is supported by buoyancy. If an ice cap melts or lake dries up due to climatic changes, or a mountain range erodes away, the lithosphere will buoyantly rise back up over thousands of years. This is the process of isostatic rebound.
reply to post by SerialLurker
you're only taking into account one "aspect" of the sun... what about the other "sides"?
Originally posted by operation mindcrime
reply to post by SerialLurker
you're only taking into account one "aspect" of the sun... what about the other "sides"?
You mean to tell me that during that solar minimum with +400 spotless days, all the spots were at the other side of the sun?!?!?!?!
That is profound!! You should call up NASA and tell then that there is not such thing as a quiet spotless sun. All the spots are on the other side!!
I am truely sorry but that is ridiculous..
Peace
[edit on 15/1/2010 by operation mindcrime]