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Sun rotate on its own axis. How much time does it take to complete one rotation?

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Galileo discovered from the movement of sunspots that the Sun rotates on its own axis, and each revolution takesabout an earth month. However, because the Sun is fluid not solid, it spins faster at its equator (27 days) than at the poles (35 days).

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