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solar rotation
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solar rotationis a kind of solar motion2001-09-27 09:29:55.0
is a kind of differential rotation2001-09-27 09:29:55.0
has definition Differential rotation, the equatorial rotation taking less time than the polar by up to 9.4 Earth-days.has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:29:55.0
velocityhas base unit length per unit time2001-09-27 09:33:26.0
physical processhas domain physics2001-09-27 09:29:38.0
quantityhas unit2001-09-27 09:33:12.0
numberhas value2001-09-27 09:32:57.0